>adopt monarchy>my profit immediately goes down by like 20 coinsI feel bamboozled. Anyway I've picked up Civ3 for the first time in who knows how many years. It's definitely less bloated that later entries from the series, which has its charm. What's your opinion about the game? What's your favorite civ and map/scenario? I picked up Celts both because I like the historical civilization itself as well as their in-game bonuses.