'Civilization' Is a Great Example of How Involved and Deep Sieve Can Become

Lisarius has been dipping into the game every so often for almost a decade. He wants to bring back farm land and start restoring his cities. The post late game, in sive to is perfectly balanced because all remaining nations already have all the technologies, so there is no advantage. You can spend turn upon turn under the blanket of enforced religious peace, fixing it with hundreds of engineers if you like. Let the enemy nuke them. One nuclear missile costs far more than the fanatics it might kill. It's about making him spend his resources killing chaff, while you protect the interior where you're building the army that will win the war. Avelon hill's advanced civilization