Please chose the location of our second city. The choice seems easy for me (A). If you want to build the city near one of the spot, please specify which one and precise the spot by a sequence of the game's key number (12346789). Hope that's easy to understand, and that the poll and the image will display correctly... I'm so good to do things wrong when I need to sleep... :sleep:

It's a normal thing that I couldn't post the screenshot... Here it is (crossed fingers)

I voted for other. For the spot north-east of D. This way, we can put more cities onto the land.

I agree that it should be the next square North east. Mainly because it will include the fish and because the borders will not overlap. The next city could then be placed where the northern most horse is at the moment.

I also voted other and suggest that the 2nd city is located on the square due north (directly above) 'F'.

My reasons:

the second city should be close to Olympia for easy defence and because it will have both the wheat and fish resources within it's boundaries.

how about a ssc in spot b?

We have to decide were our ssc will be. A or B? I prefer spot A. IIRC, you have more ocean trade bonus there.

the problem with a is that there is only four shields to build the ssc with. sounds like mission impossible.

In the worst case, we could change one of those grassland to forest to increase production, or maybe both if 1 isn't enough. Or let other cities build wonder for this one with caravans... Just some thougths here

I think we should go on spot B. 3 specials and a nice distance from our first city. I'd also make the Settler build a road between the two cities as he approaches it.

And why have one SSC? Why not make all the cities SC's, so if we lose one we aren't crippled! Just doesn't sound like a good plan to me...putting all eggs in one basket.

I hate the land waste of B, but I'm still going to vote for it. As far as the SSC thing, I think the reason is to get the cummulative benefit of the Colossus, Copernicus, and Newton's.

Build out>>> then build in<<< :) I say we plant the next city out on the isthmus where our second horseman is sitting so as to claim what could be a key defensive stronghold. By building there, we lay claim to all lands on our little peninsula.

Originally posted by animepornstar
the problem with a is that there is only four shields to build the ssc with. sounds like mission impossible. Spot A is the best place for the SSC, the shields are irrelevant.

Why?

The wonders can (and should) be built with Caravans from other cities. Only 4 caravans builds the Colossus, for example.
All of that ocean means EXTRA trade arrows (as do the TWO Fish!), which means this has the potential to be the best SSC I ever saw! :eek:

Corn, you can't have more then one, because it's the wonders that make the SSC work. You can make science cites, but the SSC only comes via wonders.

Originally posted by Cunobelin Of Hippo
Build out>>> then build in<<< :) I say we plant the next city out on the isthmus where our second horseman is sitting so as to claim what could be a key defensive stronghold. By building there, we lay claim to all lands on our little peninsula.

i agree, we should build the city one square south of site E, so we can get a shield from the unshield grassland, but i do think that the SSC should be built on site A

I voted "A"

As well, in my opinion, we should build a "production" city (either around hills or forests) to build caravans to speed up wonder production.

4 on the pad from B will give us 18 or 19 production with no improvements, I think. It's almost perfect for production!

Hey, does the Science department get to name the SSC?

As long as it isn't "Re-Elect Sixchan" or "Sixchan Rules" ;)