BLubmuz
HoF Quattromaster
First off, let's settle in the desert, if this is the mainstream
Culture without wonders... mmmh not sure on that.
Being Philo and with many wonders generating GA points this can be the wrong choice.
So i propose: First, let's verify if our teamed AI presumption is true.
Assuming it is, culture is the only way, provided we don't get smashed, so we MUST have a good military, just in case.
If we have enough land to expand to 9 cities we can avoid any expensive early war and be on the defensive but ready to counter attack.
Wonders i see useful:
Oracle (obvious)
Pyramids
HG
MoM, probably the most
Sistine and try to be first on music
Taj
less useful: my favourite GLib if not for some GS, good to speed up Lib, which we'll use for Nationalism (Taj, hermitage)
parthenon (not much for a philo leader, but good for GA points if we have marble)
colossus, for commerce
then we must use Caste, which i always prefere to slavery, being a disaster in whipping (my main weakness, i think) and set up a specialist economy, with cottages to grow fast only in the chosen legendary cities
monuments. i think that for the first time ever i'll build some. I doubt we can build SH if our assumption on the teamed AIs is correct. If the AIs feel to have enough land and power they start go wonder crazy if they are inclined to do so.
convert ASAP, choose OR since we need to build many structures. Pacifism is not so useful for us.
and many more. damn, i'm not strong in culture
Culture without wonders... mmmh not sure on that.
Being Philo and with many wonders generating GA points this can be the wrong choice.
So i propose: First, let's verify if our teamed AI presumption is true.
Assuming it is, culture is the only way, provided we don't get smashed, so we MUST have a good military, just in case.
If we have enough land to expand to 9 cities we can avoid any expensive early war and be on the defensive but ready to counter attack.
Wonders i see useful:
Oracle (obvious)
Pyramids
HG
MoM, probably the most
Sistine and try to be first on music
Taj
less useful: my favourite GLib if not for some GS, good to speed up Lib, which we'll use for Nationalism (Taj, hermitage)
parthenon (not much for a philo leader, but good for GA points if we have marble)
colossus, for commerce
then we must use Caste, which i always prefere to slavery, being a disaster in whipping (my main weakness, i think) and set up a specialist economy, with cottages to grow fast only in the chosen legendary cities
monuments. i think that for the first time ever i'll build some. I doubt we can build SH if our assumption on the teamed AIs is correct. If the AIs feel to have enough land and power they start go wonder crazy if they are inclined to do so.
convert ASAP, choose OR since we need to build many structures. Pacifism is not so useful for us.
and many more. damn, i'm not strong in culture