I'm fine with IW before Alpha. Khan won't trade with us if he's the only one we know anyway, so the benefit of spreading around Alpha early is lost by that move...it seems early exploration will be key in getting enough contacts to significantly speed up the world tech pace.
For that same reason, I'm good with starting IW next...unless we can get Math researched quickly? I can't access the save right now cause I'm at school, but if we can research Math in a reasonable amount of time, I would prefer it first for the bonus to forest chops.
Once that tech is finished though, Alpha should be researchable much quicker...we'll have all 3 gold mines up and running by then, which should greatly increase our tech pace.
As far as a second WB to explore north, Gandhi's borders won't block us, but it'd run the risk of being seized and destroyed by any galleys or triremes that Gandhi might have built...once we get Sailing, we should build and send a trireme up there to explore his land and meet his neighbors.
As for city builds, etc. I'm perfectly fine with what mark proposed.
On a final note, considering the hardship Simon had last game getting the spoiler written, and the fact that I think, given enough time I could write a decent one, I'm volunteering to write ours this time around...I'll try to write it as we go, that way everything is fresh in my mind when I'm writing it.
For that same reason, I'm good with starting IW next...unless we can get Math researched quickly? I can't access the save right now cause I'm at school, but if we can research Math in a reasonable amount of time, I would prefer it first for the bonus to forest chops.
Once that tech is finished though, Alpha should be researchable much quicker...we'll have all 3 gold mines up and running by then, which should greatly increase our tech pace.
As far as a second WB to explore north, Gandhi's borders won't block us, but it'd run the risk of being seized and destroyed by any galleys or triremes that Gandhi might have built...once we get Sailing, we should build and send a trireme up there to explore his land and meet his neighbors.
As for city builds, etc. I'm perfectly fine with what mark proposed.
On a final note, considering the hardship Simon had last game getting the spoiler written, and the fact that I think, given enough time I could write a decent one, I'm volunteering to write ours this time around...I'll try to write it as we go, that way everything is fresh in my mind when I'm writing it.