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I do have to admit though that if you pick a "Purple" civilization, so Mongols, Sioux or Indians, who are always put on the map last ("White" Romans, Russians and Celts get put on the map first), you are more likely to be dropped into a more barren corner of the map, and Civ2 does not normalize bad tiles, like Tundra or Glacier, nor does it give you special resources. I had once ended up being thrown with my Settler into the South Pole with no land in sight for days, and Poles are just tiny strips of land at the top and bottom of the map.

I ended up rushing Map Making, rush-buying a Trireme and plopping a Settler into the first habitable island, then proceeding to spam cities as normal. Missed out on most wonders and got slightly behind in tech, but wonder-cascading and strong Democracy always prevails in the end. No matter how much time you give to the AI, it won't expand for more than like 12 cities, which is a pittance.

Civ2 did have the best scenarios, though. Pic related, playing as French, Neutrals or Turks (or anyone, but those are the "challenge" factions) is good fun. And it was the only time Civ2 officially had Hitler as a leader.