I'm finding it hard to get back into Civ V

[toadwheels12]

I've played the game (According to Steam) for 806 hours. For some reason I can't go too far into the game without getting bored around the medieval-renaissance era. Maybe it's the anticipation of the expansion, or I'm too low on the difficulty (Prince). Any suggestions that could help me get back into the game?

[SlickSlicer]

Yeah.

Wait for the expansion.

[Akinaba]

Well, you may try to enspeed pace of the game and maybe raise diffculty (but I'm get bored too). Also, going to try other map types (like islands for example).

[oblio]

I think its the mid game transition from exploring/building/growth to maintenerance plus happiness/gold management that gets boring for many. I stepped up to King and found it a bit more exciting with a more agressvie AI for longer into the game. I go random everything, take what I get for my civ and maps and go OCC sometimes just for yucks, regardless of who I am and what map it is. For me variety keeps it interesting as I change up game play game to game just to see what happens.

[VicRatlhead51]

Yeah prince can be kind of lame since the AI plays so bad they need a little head start. I find king or emperor to be a nice happy medium. Slightly more challenging but not frustratingly so. If I feel the setup will give my civ the advantage I'll go emperor if I don't think I have any specific advantage I'll usually go king. Prince is just too easy for the game to be entertaining.