If anyone is curious as how my recent game as the Celts in Civ 3 went, I recorded the map time lapse and other "game over" screens.
TL;DR: Persia stomped me with a culture victory.
Once I defeated the Aztecs, securing exclusive control of my starting and made contact with the outside world, I was able to progress fairly quickly in tech. From 1800 to 2000, I grew my empire substantially by conquering Spain, the Maya, and France. I was pretty much equal with the other great powers technologically, except for Persia (who refused to trade any techs to me). The rest of us were stuck in the Industrial Revolution while Persia was in the modern era!
I think I'll return to Civ V next.











