lurker's comment:
Yeah this is true. There's also the whole "prechop" deal. You can start chopping 2 turns before your settler drops the city, and when you do finish chopping, those production go to that city.
Edit: however, pretty sure forests are only 20, and only give 13 or less when outside borders.
lurker's comment:
I'm dubious about the value of that road. It's going to cost 5 gpt maintenance, and for the initial small cities it only generates 3 gpt. As mentioned, cash is limiting still. It's not a military concern, as all the horses will be on Siam's border already when hostilities start.
Something I do like doing with early workers (once worked tiles are improved) is clear random forests. They're 30 resources each, even if they're not yet within your cultural borders.
Since you'll have a second city soon, you'll probably want a second worker pretty soon. Now, I like building a monument first in newly founded cities, so that city won't be able to build a worker for a long time. That's why I often build a second worker in my starting city right after building the settler.
Yeah this is true. There's also the whole "prechop" deal. You can start chopping 2 turns before your settler drops the city, and when you do finish chopping, those production go to that city.
Edit: however, pretty sure forests are only 20, and only give 13 or less when outside borders.