I didnt grab any Iron, but settled south to block off Genghis...
There isnt anything into the settler yet, I wanted to max out happiness in Rome. As it turns out we hit Health first, we need to hook up the Rice... Why hasnt that happened when we put a farm there?
I fought off a barb warrior allready and we have some new neighbours due North of us, more barbs... but in a city this time... So we need defense hard-ish. Which is why we should maybe put up a barracks in Rome before the settler.... Remember to whip the settler tho...
Our empire with 2 or 3 suggested city sites.... I suggest settling the town NE of Rome first to hook up Iron.
Then try to get in the city due SE of Antium.
We need culture in Cumae pretty badly. Suggest researching Mysticism next to be able to build a Obilisk. Then head for writing.
After writing we need to start aiming for a religion & possibly a war with good old Gengis... I really like that site with 2 gems in its radious, but right now its to far away and would allready be culturaly pressed.
For the near future...
Culture for Cumae (after the worker, we then have 3 workers which should be enough for a while)
Grab an axe (or 2) and take out that barb city before it becomes to much of an hassle.
Grab a unit or 2 and head out east and west, I would like very much to know what the land out there looks like. Allthough there is probably not to much of it left....
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