SV turn 246.
I founded the capital on silver hill and I think it was the right decision. Intelligence showed that 7-8 cities can be located on our continent, so I decided to play through liberty. Unfortunately, there was not a single cultural one among the ruins found, so the free settler appeared only on turn 40. During this time in the capital, I built 2 scouts, a monument (16), bought a worker (20), shrine (21), granary, 2nd worker and Stonehenge (46). After that, 4 settlers. On turn 15, I started a war against Shaka so that he would not interfere with my settlement the continent. I didn't keep detailed records, but during all this time, with the help of a warrior and a scout-archer, I captured 2-3 workers and the same number of settlers from him. I made peace a couple of times to take money from him, of which Shaka always has a lot, and he took advantage of one such ceasefire to build Umgungundlovu (about 50 turn), blocking me from building new cities (I planned 2 more on dyes). Thus, I have built only 6 cities on our continent, 2nd - wine + silver (42), 3 - between Moscow and Ulundi (51), 4 - pearls (59), 5 - marble (62), 6 - NW corner (71). On turn 81, I took Umgungundlovu with 4 pop for the peace and I decided to save it, which probably turned out to be a mistake. Later I noticed that the central tile did not work in it, given that for most of the game in other cities it gave 6-7 food, at the end of the game Umgungundlovu was my worst city. A little later I built another 1 settler and founded the 8th city on the south island (near gold,,93). Also in St. Petersburg I built Pyramids (98).
In general, I played this game as if the goal was not a scientific victory, but something between culture and dominance. After a free settler, I accepted piety and org. religion, then citizenship (86), meritocracy, heavenly mandate (Oracle, 119), religious tolerance (123) and reformation (137, Jesuit education, learned education in the same turn). Later, I closed liberty and opened rationalism (165). On turn 35, I founded the pantheon (religious idols) and thanks to him and Stonehenge, I strengthened religion on turn 83 (tithes, pagodas, mosques, religious texts). I also taked an engineer from Stonehenge before a free engineer from Liberty.
After turn 100, in Moscow, I built an comp bow, a catapult, and a Terracotta Army (108). With this army, I have consistently captured Ulundi (115), Vienna (Library, Lighthouse, Gardens, 136) (early took Salzburg for peace, 113), Stockholm (Statue of Zeus, 151), Medan (Petra, 165), Jakarta (Colossus, ToA, Parthenon, 168) and Lisbon (Chichen Itza, 176). At that moment, I decided that the new cities would not pay off and would only slow down the scientific victory, but then I decided that since there was an army, it was necessary to occupy it with something and captured Surabaya (The Forbidden Palace, 217) and Thebes (The Great Wall, 219). It was too late to develop the last 2 cities and I left them as satellites. The only wonder that was under AI control by the end of the game was the Alhambra in Delhi, which I could not capture, since the game immediately It would have ended in dominance.
15 turns before the end of the game, I started another war with all the remaining AI, and on turn 245, after studying all the technologies necessary for space, I captured 5 and took 4 more cities for the peace. In total, at the end of the game I had 26 cities (again!) On the same turn 245, I accepted the iron curtain, which left me with positive happiness
In the end, before the construction of Hubble and the Porcelain Pagoda, I could get 2 more scientists, but instead I made 1 engineer, for which I had to slow down the appearance of scientists in 4 cities. In total, I had 6 engineers, 1 for each part of the SS - but I had to build Hubble myself. I think if I had thought much in advance that I needed 7 engineers, I could have won 1-2 turns.
some dates from the game
pottery (11) - AH (18) - Mining (25) - Calendar (34) -.....- Optics (76) - BW (80).- constructions (88) -..... - Civil Service (122) - National College (133) - Education (137) - Metal casting (143) - Printing Press (163) - Industrialization (181) - Order (192) - Scientific method (192) - Plastics (219, used 1 scientist) - Rocketry (234, used 2 scientists) - Satellites (234, used writer - finish rationalism) - Apollo (240), Hubble, Porcelain Pagoda, Kremlin (all 241). I used 3 more scientists before Hubble, 5 more scientists after. For faiths points, I only bought 2 scientists - it might have been more profitable to make 1 more scientist instead of buying 5 laboratories in small towns, but I'm not sure.
p.s. In Vienna, where there were Hanging Gardens, the Great Library and the Great Lighthouse, there were no gardens, no lighthouse, no library - how so?!
p.p.s.Sorry for the noob question - how can I see that AI is trying to build some kind of wonder of the world?
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