Managed to close the browser window when I was just about done with the writeup. /flipdesk
Let's try this again
On turn 26, I got archery and selected metal lore next. Because my warrior scout that was S is very near the borders, I turn off research to upgrade him. I'll turn him into the garrison for my second city.
On turn 30, my scout is built. I send him off to the West. I start on a settler, which will take 34 turns. I promote my warrior to an archer, and turn research back on. Checking espionage, Mansa and Tokugawa are devoting almost all of their points on each other, only spending one each on me.
On turn 34, my warrior on Mansa's peninsula who had taken some nibbles from animals is healed up, and I find out that Mansa is boxed in. While I had hoped to leave him alive because he's such an amiable fellow with the open borders (and Tokugawa is _SO_ not), I'll probably have to kill him off before he decides to clear me out for Lebensraum.
On turn 38, I find Alfonso X of Spain to the West with my scout. How Tokugawa missed him, I don't know. He's close, but not scary close. His territory between us does look ok. Hopefully, he'll start expansion in another direction first. I'm not sure whether he's generally friendly, etc. Haven't played against him very often. From looking at tile yields, it appears he has gold in his BFC and he's working it.
On turn 42, I finish metal working.
Copper is very near to my S/SW. As expected, Spain has gold. My woodsman warrior has finished exploring Mansa's peninsula so I turn off research to promote him as he rolls back through my borders.
On turn 46, I turn my research back on, and promote the woodsman warrior to an archer. Not sure if I should do another 4 turns to promote Athens' garrison. My power ratios are bad.
On turn 50, I stop. Mansa has moved a settler up, and is likely going to settle on the plains hill we were originally discussing.
In the screenshot above, I have highlighted in blue the new site for my second city which will have copper and corn in the BFC. My plan is to settle it, and then work towards taking Mansa's second city from him. The white dotmaps are for potential future cities.
I'm not positive whether I should work on getting writing first (for OB and tech transfer) or just go straight for weaponsmithing.
Production plans are:
Athens - finish settler, then start on worker.
Second city (Sparta, I think) - storytelling circle, archer, archer, archer.
Thoughts?
Let's try this again
On turn 26, I got archery and selected metal lore next. Because my warrior scout that was S is very near the borders, I turn off research to upgrade him. I'll turn him into the garrison for my second city.
On turn 30, my scout is built. I send him off to the West. I start on a settler, which will take 34 turns. I promote my warrior to an archer, and turn research back on. Checking espionage, Mansa and Tokugawa are devoting almost all of their points on each other, only spending one each on me.
On turn 34, my warrior on Mansa's peninsula who had taken some nibbles from animals is healed up, and I find out that Mansa is boxed in. While I had hoped to leave him alive because he's such an amiable fellow with the open borders (and Tokugawa is _SO_ not), I'll probably have to kill him off before he decides to clear me out for Lebensraum.
On turn 38, I find Alfonso X of Spain to the West with my scout. How Tokugawa missed him, I don't know. He's close, but not scary close. His territory between us does look ok. Hopefully, he'll start expansion in another direction first. I'm not sure whether he's generally friendly, etc. Haven't played against him very often. From looking at tile yields, it appears he has gold in his BFC and he's working it.
On turn 42, I finish metal working.
Copper is very near to my S/SW. As expected, Spain has gold. My woodsman warrior has finished exploring Mansa's peninsula so I turn off research to promote him as he rolls back through my borders.
On turn 46, I turn my research back on, and promote the woodsman warrior to an archer. Not sure if I should do another 4 turns to promote Athens' garrison. My power ratios are bad.
On turn 50, I stop. Mansa has moved a settler up, and is likely going to settle on the plains hill we were originally discussing.
In the screenshot above, I have highlighted in blue the new site for my second city which will have copper and corn in the BFC. My plan is to settle it, and then work towards taking Mansa's second city from him. The white dotmaps are for potential future cities.
I'm not positive whether I should work on getting writing first (for OB and tech transfer) or just go straight for weaponsmithing.
Production plans are:
Athens - finish settler, then start on worker.
Second city (Sparta, I think) - storytelling circle, archer, archer, archer.
Thoughts?