Oh I agree, I'd rather have done BW first > slavery + chop chop chop.
But I was highlighting the point that I quoted that you can definitely settle more than 3 cities without BW on Deity. I'd never skip BW, I just tried doing so for the fun of it. At the same time I have nothing against the OP for trying this out unlike the usual 'Deity brigade'. Im most definitely a fan of playing and trying any strategy that people say is absolutely terrible, even if it is so, similar to when people always say you cant found every religion on higher difficulties when I can just to show that they are incorrect.
However on Immortal, I can often delay chopping until after Mathematics, but not whipping. I want 7 cities set up with Libs, Granaries, Aqueducts within the BCs and I can still do that with Writing > BW > Whip whip whip > Chops after Maths.
I tend to skip BW until after Writing if I'm playing a CRE leader though. Library first = everything else faster.
My honest opinions on the OPs strategy are:
1) I would never skip BW / Slavery / Chopping, however I will often delay it until after Writing.
2) I would never waste a GE on a bulb for any strategy when I can have a free wonder. I'd even consider settling it for the production boost to be more valuable than bulbing.
Yes, but I still got 7 cities without BW! No BW at all is doomed from the start on higher difficulties, but that wasnt the point of what I did.
But I was highlighting the point that I quoted that you can definitely settle more than 3 cities without BW on Deity. I'd never skip BW, I just tried doing so for the fun of it. At the same time I have nothing against the OP for trying this out unlike the usual 'Deity brigade'. Im most definitely a fan of playing and trying any strategy that people say is absolutely terrible, even if it is so, similar to when people always say you cant found every religion on higher difficulties when I can just to show that they are incorrect.
However on Immortal, I can often delay chopping until after Mathematics, but not whipping. I want 7 cities set up with Libs, Granaries, Aqueducts within the BCs and I can still do that with Writing > BW > Whip whip whip > Chops after Maths.
I tend to skip BW until after Writing if I'm playing a CRE leader though. Library first = everything else faster.
My honest opinions on the OPs strategy are:
1) I would never skip BW / Slavery / Chopping, however I will often delay it until after Writing.
2) I would never waste a GE on a bulb for any strategy when I can have a free wonder. I'd even consider settling it for the production boost to be more valuable than bulbing.
You're still going to lose due to no slavery. >.>
Yes, but I still got 7 cities without BW! No BW at all is doomed from the start on higher difficulties, but that wasnt the point of what I did.