Recent content by ig2r

Mathematically, I assumed a single-merchant start of the series to perform a worst-case evaluation. (Just like the point of running "half" another specialist. In reality, there's no need to micromanage -- just work a single additional farmed tile.) In fact, starting with 2 (3, 4, 5, ...)...

Wow, I did not quite expect to return to such an insightful discussion when I left for vacation a week ago... I did try out the underlying principle in a demonstration game yesterday (settler difficulty, Ghandi, only 3 cities), and while the general idea did work out rather well (able to run...

Hi there, I'd like you to comment on this strategy, since I haven't yet found the time to try it in practice. Let's suppose we're philosophical, running caste system, and have a city with enough food to run a specialist. 1. Run a merchant in this city. 2. When a great merchant pops...