I love Civilization. Played colonization, and have owned every Civ game + every expansion, with the exception of the new Colonization and Beyond earth. With that being said I'm still not that great at playing. I can win against computer opponents on low difficulty levels but even on the mid-range ones I almost always struggle. Is it realistic to expect to consistently win @mid difficulty levels. My strategy has always to have a few core amazing cities, then try to expand into a huge civilization and obtain victory through warmongering. Anyone have some basic tips? If I can get better, I would like to try multiplayer sometime, but I always just assumed I wouldn't stand a chance. Also has anyone ever played it with a steam controller. I was thinking if I could lie in bed at night and quietly play some Civ 5, that would be awesome.