Every civ has interesting lesser-known tricks and features. This guide compiles them, so if you want to get more out of your favourite civ, or to find new reasons to play other civs, here's a good place to start....

Vietnam uses woods, rainforest and marsh to great effect for defence, yields and offensively. Here, I detail Vietnamese strategies and counter-strategies....

Ethiopia's game is driven by their faith infrastructure, having one of the game's best faith outputs and an ability to generate culture and science as they generate faith. Here, I detail Ethiopian strategies and counter-strategies....

Australia excels in beautiful coastal environments - and countering warmongers. Here, I detail Australian strategies and counter-strategies....

Germany's extra district capacity and strong production makes it ideal for those who like to emphasise city development above all else, and can use that advantage in a variety of ways. Here, I detail German strategies and counter-strategies....

Kongo is a wealthy cultural behemoth with huge cities. Here, I detail Kongolese strategies and counter-strategies - for both Mvemba a Nzinga and Nzinga Mbande....

A grand maritime empire, Indonesia builds and conquers large coastal cities with ease, and is effective at many victory paths. Here, I detail Indonesian strategies and counter-strategies....

Spain uses colonies to produce considerable faith and science, and can mix in plenty of conquest, too. Here, I detail Spanish strategies and counter-strategies....

Treat your people well and Scotland will excel in pursuits both scientific and industrial. Here, I detail Scottish strategies and counter-strategies....