VicRatlhead5199
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Doesn't matter, just anywhere with lots of salt. I can't really get on board with the desert thing though. If you don't get desert folklore and/or Petra desert starts kind of stink and both of those are a crapshoot.
To David, welcome to CFC. Salt is mentioned a lot because it is an insanely OP luxury resource. Unworked, it gives 3 food on grasslands (2 food on plains), along with +1 production and +1 gold. When salt is improved, it offers 4 food, 2 production and 2 gold (with some variation depending on terrain).
While definitely not the best starting position, I'd say Jungle is my favorite start, .
desert folklore is pretty OP when you have a double river flood plains start.
I actually don't play with BNW or Gods and Kings I was going to get BNW world soon, because from what I understand it gives you a lot of what Gods and Kings gives you, but with just a few less features