Take a gander at the image below. This seems to be a recurring issue. I'm kind of used to it by now, but I'm surprised there isn't more discussion.
So, I've landed the Great Library and Great Lighthouse, giving me a free library and lighthouse. The only buildings I'm paying for are a monument, shrine, and grannary. The second city has no buildings. In terms of units, I only have an archer, scout, and warrior.
Yet, there it is: -3 GPT. Looks like I only had a few options:
1) Settle one city at the river.
2) Take Tradition and hook up with the cost savings from Oligarchy and Monarchy.
3) Beeline to Currency and build markets to stop the hemoraging.
It's a pretty bad map, all things considered. Almost no luxes, and hemmed in by rivals on three sides. I loved all that grain I had, and hammers from pretty much every tile, but grain alone does not a viable empire make.
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So, I've landed the Great Library and Great Lighthouse, giving me a free library and lighthouse. The only buildings I'm paying for are a monument, shrine, and grannary. The second city has no buildings. In terms of units, I only have an archer, scout, and warrior.
Yet, there it is: -3 GPT. Looks like I only had a few options:
1) Settle one city at the river.
2) Take Tradition and hook up with the cost savings from Oligarchy and Monarchy.
3) Beeline to Currency and build markets to stop the hemoraging.
It's a pretty bad map, all things considered. Almost no luxes, and hemmed in by rivals on three sides. I loved all that grain I had, and hammers from pretty much every tile, but grain alone does not a viable empire make.