Settled on copper and since first ring had no food I decided to build early settlers at 2 pop.
THE PAST
BO Capital: Scout, monument, settler, settler, settler, library, worker, granary, krepost, national collage.
BO Expo 1 (St Petersburg): Monument, library, worker, krepost, spearman, archer spam...
BO Expo 2 (Novgorod): Library, monument, krepost...
BO Expo 3 (Rostov): Library, monument, krepost...
SP: Honor opener, right side first, then left side. Finished around turn 80 maybe? Didn't keep track.
Teach: Pottery, animal husbandry, writing, (got mining in ruin) masonry, bronze working, calendar, philosophy, trapping, horseback riding, drama.
I'm going for theology only because i want to open commerce when it's time for my next policy.
NOW:
I'm currently spamming archers that I'm going to update for composites before attacking Rome. I had to buy some tiles for hammers in my expos and a archer for culture/happiness and barbprotection so I'm a bit short on gold...
Since Rome took down Pacals capital I'm taking a shot at a late Oracle. If I get it, I get a free policy in commerce - if not - I get some gold for my army!
I'm going for domination btw...
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