Well, we need AG for IC anyway, but if we get some deer we can avoid AH and go straight IC.
high priest is good for faster unit production.
Yeah, avoid workers on borders for now.
So Hunting Party? 2 Hunters 2 Warriors will do you think... which direction should we venture first? Or stay around borders for now to feed the city.
Now that I think. High Priest is a good tech path. Because it is pre-req of Leadership, the first most important tech. The palace is worth culture (faster 3rd border!), 4
(the biggest commerce early source) and one happy. Also espionage, but is irrelevant now.
You should report what is uncovered with hunting. I think AH and even agri might wait.
Hunting alone provides strong 3
2
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dense forests. Basically almost equivalent to the costly AH improvements.
High priest and then Leadership. Getting the Palace will help to leap technologically. And maybe we'll have some nice leaders nearby with the access of Hieroglyphs or Cuneiforms. If they get those techs quite early, we might trade Leadership for small techs like AH or Agriculture, we'll see.
For now, we know there is another barbarian nation like Arminius (don't know yet who is it).
The squad should go south. North is the map limit, west is a barrier of mountains and east is coastal. Best chance to make an incursion is south. Or tech trade....
I agree on 2 hunters and 2 warriors. Good point between feeding the city and possibility to hunt some civilized animals...
From my past experiences, there was always a moment of danger from revolts (unhappiness) because the growth was simply too fast...after all. We have mostly positive tiles and no way to whip...