Who are your guys favorite civs and why? My personal top 3 have got to be, in no particular order;

Sycthia: As someone who likes pure domination games, Sythia has always been one of my go to's due to her UA. I love doing horseman rushes against unsuspecting civs, and getting a free one never hurts. Plus the Saka Horse Archers are great imo.

Maori: One of my newest favorites even though they can be tough to find a ds ecent starting location. But man their yields are fantastic in every game I've got going with them. Super fun to be able to circumnavigate the world and meet a ton of city states before anyone has a chance to. Very good early and mid game civ in my experience.

Cree: Early unique scout replacement that makes the scout more viable. The early trade route is pretty great, as well as the "culture bomb" like ability the trader receives. Very fun to play for a more peaceful game of civ that I try to play every now and then.

As an additional question, how do you feel about culture bombs? Do you think every civ should have one naturally, over or underpowered? It's one of the reasons I really enjoy the Maori, and I kinda wish more civs had them.