I've been winning on emperor pretty consistently now, so I'm thinking it's time to move up. But with that said, I still suck at picking the best city locations. This is especially true when trying to settle in or around desert. I've usually shied away from it out of fear of not getting Petra.
I ended up winning this game easily thru science even though I started out with domination in mind. I am still second guessing this starting location. I started it thinking I wasn't going to get Petra. So I wanted the salt to the north, sheep to the west and the oasis tile for food just in case. That meant no river or mountain. I think I started this city around turn 40 or so, and since this is emperor, should I have assumed I would have gotten Petra, thus starting the city next to the mountain. This would have gotten me the observatory and grand mesa, but no salt and sheep. I had Earth Mother as my pantheon as I had three copper in my capital.
Anyhow, it ended up being a nice city anyway. How would you have placed it?
I ended up winning this game easily thru science even though I started out with domination in mind. I am still second guessing this starting location. I started it thinking I wasn't going to get Petra. So I wanted the salt to the north, sheep to the west and the oasis tile for food just in case. That meant no river or mountain. I think I started this city around turn 40 or so, and since this is emperor, should I have assumed I would have gotten Petra, thus starting the city next to the mountain. This would have gotten me the observatory and grand mesa, but no salt and sheep. I had Earth Mother as my pantheon as I had three copper in my capital.
Anyhow, it ended up being a nice city anyway. How would you have placed it?