IMNSHO, avoiding overlap is one of the key mistakes that less experienced players do. It's a veeeeery long time until your cities will have a chance to grow to sizes where the overlap matters, and the benefits of the close placement outweigh those later drawbacks by far. Swapping of tiles, quicker settling, shorter distances for workers, easier to defend, lower distance maintenance, what's there not to like?
BobRoberts, your comment on Copper is interesting. A +2P city center with secured Copper, or a 7P1C tile to work? Normally I would be very hesitant to settle on top of a Copper, but in our rather specific situation it might be something to consider.
BobRoberts, your comment on Copper is interesting. A +2P city center with secured Copper, or a 7P1C tile to work? Normally I would be very hesitant to settle on top of a Copper, but in our rather specific situation it might be something to consider.