Hey all, sorry I was absent for a while! Finally looked at the save and marked some positions I think would be good for future cities. I also tried to give the spots some priority (1: soon, 2: intermediate, 3: later):
North:
The three wine city is nice for culture with a monastery, but its otherwise not too great. Only reason to get this early would be so Sidon cannot claim too many of the river tiles. The coastal city is another nice to have spot, but also not overwhelming. Both Prio 3 for me.
West:
Personally, I would put the city on the coast first, because it can grab more resources. The city by the river is nice for commerce and grabs some more iron, but I see it more as a filler. Both cities are Prio 2 for me.
South:
The river spot will make a nice production city I think, plus get us a good amount of commerce too. One of the best free spots on the map (Prio: 1).
The coastal spot can be put later (Prio: 3).
Center:
I'd put the city south of Mt. Fuji first, so we can connect the south of our empire to the north. That city will be nice for commerce, with enough food to be self sustained, and lots of grassland to put trading posts on. (Prio: 1)
The city north of Hamburg on the coast can be put later to claim the silver (Prio: 3).
East:
Definitely need to scout the coast first to see if there's perhaps more fish around there, in which case we might want to reconsider that spot. For now Prio 3, although it will make a nice production city...but first we should get our economy on track.
Tech:
I'd like to see us go for engineering (lumbermills) and metal casting (workshops) so we can improve our production base. After that I would put high priority on pushing for astronomy. Civil service would be nice too, but I think we can set up some science specialists and bulb the tech with a GS.