Turn Log 1
Turn 0 4000 BC - Reset to personal preferences Opponents are Russia, France, England, Japan, India & China, so all first level techs are in play Ann (worker) NW to BG finds wheat, we are on a river and we get 2 BGs to start and will get the wheat on first expansion, so I found Berlin on opening spot, I start a warrior. Research begins on Iron Working at a 40 turn pace (gamble on getting pottery in trade)
Turn 1 3950 BC Ann starts mine
Turn 2 3900 BC ZZZZ
Turn 3 3850 BC ZZZZ
Turn 4 3800 BC ZZZZ
Turn 5 3800 BC Berlin builds warrior starts another
Turn 6 3750 BC Thor (warrior) S
Turn 7 3700 BC Thor S spots a pair of spices Ann completes mine
Turn 8 3650 BC Ann starts road Thor S
Turn 9 3600 BC Thor S Berlin builds warrior starts barracks
Turn 10 3550 BC Thor S Odin (warrior) E Berlin culture expansion, grows to size 2 Ann completes road
Turn 11 3500 BC Odin E Ann moves to wheat Thor S
Turn 12 3450 BC Thor S spots brown border Odin SE Ann starts irrigation of wheat
Turn 13 3400 BC Russia (brown), is cautious, Moscow only, 10g, up Pottery & Ceremonial Burial and down Warrior Code no deals seem fair (Pottery for WC + 45g + 1gpt or WC for 10g) Thor W spots ivory in Russian lands Odin E
Turn 14 3350 BC Thor W Odin E spots incense (lots of local luxuries so far) so as not to waste any shields trade Warrior Code + 1gpt + 42g to Russia for Pottery Catherine now polite switch Berlin to granary
Turn 15 3300 BC Odin SE Thor SW Ann finishes irrigation
Turn 16 3250 BC Thor W finds another Ivory MM Berlin to speed growth Ann starts road Odin E
Turn 17 3200 BC Odin NE spots what might be eastern shore Thor SW
Turn 18 3150 BC Thor SW meets Russian Warrior Odin N Ann finished road
Turn 19 3100 BC Thor W Ann moves to BG E of Berlin Odin NE to confirm eastern shore Berlin population grows to 3
Turn 20 3050 BC Thor W spots furs (thats 4 local luxuries) Slider to 8-1-1 to prevent rioting Ann starts road Odin SE Orange border shows up next to Thor
Turn 21 3000 BC Thor NW spots York England (orange) Elizabeth is polite, has London & York, is up Masonry, Alphabet & Ceremonial Burial, has 1g Catherine has connected an Ivory, still with 1 city, 59g
Not much to talk about as a recap the granary will be done in 2 turns, there are a pair of warriors out scouting the world Russia is to the south and England to the west of a pretty good sized island still 22 turns to go for Iron Working Berlin is size 3 and will grow again in 6 I checked out the situation with England and shes not interested in any trades at the moment I think shes pretty much painted a big target on her chest at this point (ahead in tech & cities) I played to 3000 BC as that seemed to be the normal stopping point last game for the opening player.