Read this thread thinking I was playing with a normal bot starting out. In the early stages of the game I had to quit and restart since my mentality was not used to something new but after giving it go multiple times, its manageable now. - Sandbox: Getting the gist of how things work. - Very Easy: Become familiar with build order. - Medium: Crude gameplay need improvement. - Hard: Where I'm at, currently doing fine but I'm still 10 pop a minute. When I'm comfortable with Very Hard difficulty then I'll transition to Petra expecting steep challenge. Just now I checked that, the default bot was Petra??? Whelp... its a fine AI, medium difficulty is similar to how playing a normal campaign in my many-many RTS journey. Its normal for it to be difficult when one start something new~ Have a great day/night.

I think a Wonder should reflect the cultural highpoint of the civilization. I am not sure the destruction of a structure of another civilization is a highpoint. The Grove of Fetters would be a more appropriate candidate. Imagine, the player spends 3500 resources and places the wonder in the most defensible location of the city, only to get the smoking ruins of a camp...

Very nice.

A German and an Italian enter a bar. Perfectly normal conversation ensues.

Athena's owl, the Little Owl (Athene noctua), often doesn't have a specific name in myth but is called Glauca, Glaucus, or Glaux (meaning "gleaming" or "bright-eyed") and symbolizes wisdom, insight, and the city of Athens itself, appearing on ancient coins and associated with her epithet Glaukopis.   Species: The specific bird is the (European) Little Owl (Athene noctua), common in Greece.  Symbolism: It represents wisdom, vigilance, and the ability to see hidden truths, reflecting Athena's own attributes as goddess of wisdom.  Names: It's often referred to as the "Owl of Athena" or "Owl of Minerva" (her Roman counterpart). In Greek, Glaux (or Glauca) refers to the owl and is linked to Athena's "owl-eyed" (glaukopis) epithet.  Mythological Connection: Some Roman myths mention a woman, Nyctimene, transformed into an owl by Athena for protection, but this is a later story.  Cultural Significance: The owl was a powerful symbol for the city of Athens, appearing on coins and pottery.      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Voila:     My birthday gift to myself this year: My first tattoo. I chose Athena's owl, Glaucus ("bright-eyed").