I've never seen such a peaceful early game; had DoF with EVERYONE, and I really mean everyone. With cargo ships, money was always flowing and I signed a record number of RAs... (win turn would've been even faster if Lizzy didn't steal PT from me; she took rat opener and it didn't show up and I was careless, choosing to build PT in my 2nd city)
Midgame wars kinda started but no one came for me for some reason (perhaps it's because they make a lot of gold sending their ships to Madrid, but most likely because I was content to stay in my little seaside niche and not expand into the middle of the continent)
And had the worst luck with WLTKD; didn't get a single one for my capitol... the first thing they ask for is whales! (which are only found on the other side of the world and no CS has it!)
In the end overshot the last GM bomb by a bit, so could've shaved off 5-10 turns too...
meh... still my fastest CV to date. (not counting SS strategy)
Scaled the coast with my settler (while my warrior explored the mainland) expecting GBR... saw a CS (remembers how NWs are usually close to CS borders.... bingo!)
Handful of turns later I also saw Barringer Crater (a useless NW and the land is not so good so I'll just take the gold and not settle there); for some reason (I'd find out at the end of the game Boudicca spawned in such a way that she had no space to settle at all!) found 2 Celtic workers walking through the woods... so I kidnapped them.
Twin coastal cities should be very powerful... also stole a worker from CS and we are off to a flying start!
t66 Petra... pretty fast but had to beat China to it (which was kind of my plan anyway once I saw the desert hills... I told myself I'd try to get a Petra city; getting outside beakers from routes and beelining writing certainly helped) Salty Cathy (in full wonderwhoring mode...) took HG and ToA (really I didn't stand a chance if she decides to go for any wonders... salt is too strong) Early wonders are Petra, Oracle, and MoH (in 2nd city). Couldn't get anything else, none of the theology wonders...
Started exploring the new world (got so many ruins and ended up with 2 cavalry on t160 or so!) Did you know that conquistadors, once upgraded to cavalry, lose their ability to settle cities?
Unfortunately Russia beat me to this spot... only 100 gold for each tile.
I mean, I've seen 2 AIs invite each other to DoW before... this is my first time seeing FOUR (and I still have no idea what China did; she didn't conquer any CS, she just minded her own business and then suddenly a denouncement came out of nowhere... before I knew it everyone who had been friends up to that point went for her, except me and Austria). Sub t200 hotels is also a first for me.
Didn't have time to pass historical landmarks or natural heritage sites; so max tourism is kinda low... (also no landmarks in cap)
Religion was DF, religious community, swords to plowshares, messiah.
DF will outpace one with nature eventually, and is better long term if you settle here.
Culture leader Cathy was only at 25k at this point, so catching up was pretty easy. Celts didn't even have ideology yet.