What is your city composition - Military, Diplomacy, or hybrid?
Do you participate in the Spire? How high do you climb? Do you rely on troops, resources, or both?
What is your average Tournament Score? Do you use troops, resources or both?
How many Ancient Wonders and levels do you have?
How high is your Culture Bonus?
Have you ever purchased diamonds? Don't feel like you are an inferior player if you do, because effort & strategy determine the quality of a player - not if they have purchased an expansion, used diamonds in the spire, or completed the build on an upgrade, because they can't stand to wait and are out of time boosts.
Besides - your diamond purchase is the only reason there is a game for non-payers to play - on your dollar.
Anyway, I am just curious of the performance & composition of cities in the dead zone.