Had a fun time with this till Korea sneak attacked me
. Payed them back by buying a dogpile against them
Emphasis on trade buying AI gold for gpt when able, selling non used resources (salt), waited to start research until had libs in core, then researched Theol -> Astronomy ASAP, trading for bottom half techs, then researched physics
Ran heavy deficit spending but getting all worlds gold (there was a lot of it) when I had techs to trade
Initial trades for Feud, Engineering and Republic
Revolt fot 9 turn anarchy
270BC research Theology -> Edu
- complete FP in Shak...
170BC
Korea break rop and sneak attack -> capture Kandahar
MA Ch v K for 42gpt, buy Chem from Persia for 126gpt and MA India v K for Chem
-> no other Korean units get to my territory
110BC Education -> Astronomy (mass pre builds switch to unis)
Trade Edu to Persia for MA v K, 97gpt + 220g just to be sure K dont buy Persia against me
90BC Astronomy -> Physics
Trade Theol to Arabs for 129gpt + 13g
50AD Recapture Kandahar and peace with Arabs breaking my gpt payments to other AI - kept fingers crossed that now very cheesed off AI didnt attack me, fortunately they were still busy with Korea
110AD Physics
I felt I was very late to start my research - would be interested if others found a quicker way, not sure if courts were the way to go - I built them anywhere I could get an extra 3 science per turn.
Built no military (disbanded most to speed libs and courts) - watched the mighty Chinese army marching across my territory throughout the game (made sure I always paid them gpt
I wonder if more emphasis on irrigating to boost pop quicker and maybe settle more towns for scientists would be quicker, but I thought the payoff might not come till later.
Built no temples, but 5 markets to get size 12 cities (I think this was a mistake having only 3 lux), hiring a couple of scientists was probably the better approach.
Thanks Theoden