kill all of the soldiers near and around the city, then send a seige machine in to destroy all of the armories so they cant make any more soldiers, then send a small army in to capture the town whilst your creature stands guard
makes the land soo easy why dont you try it?
I just wall myself in and build like mad the land is finished in about 30-45m much faster than the war way.
Empty houses count but you cant fight without troops :laugh2
i find the war way more fun than just repetatively placing a villa and building it. worst part is, you cant destroy the wonder so once youve built your city he just destroys it... very irritating. I prefer to punish them for their insolence
The high ground is out of the main zone so you can build freely.
But if you want to occupy the area of your "start" position then you need to gain both of the flank villages and let them take the damage from the earthquakes.