On your first turn, consider building a mine and increasing your population, getting a good start on resource production is a good idea.

Value resources over food. You can build a new farm with resources, but you can’t build a new mine with food.

Don’t worry too much about happiness; as long as you have idle workers you can go without it.

Don’t forget to take a leader from every age if the opportunity presents itself. You get an action back if you replace a leader before the end of the era.

For most of the game it doesn’t matter how much stronger you are than your opponents, only that you *are* stronger.

Michelangelo and William Shakespeare are extremely powerful for culture engines. Plan accordingly.

The Great Wall is an extremely strong wonder.