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Culture Takes Cities
Faith, arts and learning gather as culture, city by city, turn by turn. Old glory endures.
Culture does not just score. A small, rioting, lightly held town may change its flag to an admired neighbour at peace with its owner. No army crosses the border; the garrison simply disperses. See Culture.
Diplomacy
Nations remember. Gift a city or an advance and the goodwill makes war less likely. Defence pacts bind allies to answer an attack, and the AI forms blocs against whoever is running away with the game, which, if you are reading this, will probably be you.
Your rivals are watching. So is someone else.