I would abandon the research into Electricity - it will only cost us the 12 gold pieces the scientist would have earned as a taxer and start down the Medicine road instead.
China needs to be taken down a peg or two while France and England could use building up to provide a more liquid market in the future. So no money or luxes to China while we nuture the Europeans.
The last Celtic town on the island shares space with some Chinese cities and is easily reachable by galleon. Cannons and the armies should be able to deal with the defenders and the payout could be huge if we capture those towns and get some Chinese arcana for peace.
I am looking forward to the end game slug fest
China needs to be taken down a peg or two while France and England could use building up to provide a more liquid market in the future. So no money or luxes to China while we nuture the Europeans.
The last Celtic town on the island shares space with some Chinese cities and is easily reachable by galleon. Cannons and the armies should be able to deal with the defenders and the payout could be huge if we capture those towns and get some Chinese arcana for peace.
I am looking forward to the end game slug fest
And here I thought you guys were in the Industrial Age! 
I harbor no illusions about how fast the Whackology is going to go once artillery come up. The slow part will be getting units overseas.
) ? We are the only SCI civ in this game, and I'd guess China will build the UN in this one. Does that mean we'd take out all but China and one more civ? It seems like the Maya would be disinclined to vote for us at this point. 
I've read your excellent posts in the General Discussions and in the Strategy & Tips forums for a long time now. It's a delight to have you joining us. 
