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Over the years here at CFC I've learned a lot of useful things from playing SGOTMs. One of them is that @Gumbolt is an expert at expecting the worst and painting devils on the wall. 
It's archers in cities with low cultural defenses and mostly not on hills. HAs will slaughter them. In Oporto, even if the 5th archer is whipped, the expectation is that 7 HAs will win. Bad RNG luck is required not to take it, not the other way around. Of course, I would prefer to have 8 HAs in place to attack, but if not, then just go for it and clean up next turn if someone is left alive. You have fresh HAs coming in to do that part if necessary.
I don't see any problem with mids in Lisbon. It's only 5 roads needed. No need to worry about Monarchy if you get the mids. You'll definitely want those roads anyway. Looking at the AI in this game, there's really not much competition for the mids. Oracle this late is a bit risky. You now have advance knowledge from your previous attempts that might influence your decision here... Without such knowledge, hmm.. Espionage screen tells you Gandhi isn't building it yet in Delhi. I don't see how anyone else from this bunch would be working on it this early. Stonehenge and Great Wall were also super late. I think I'd go for it. That would mean masonry next. Or actually myst, since you'd want that by the time Lisbon is out of revolt.
Happiness will be an issue until you get mids. Whip monument in Lisbon seems like a good idea indeed. Immediately when out of revolt, one turn hammers into it, next turn whip. And try to get those roads up in time for border pop. Other cities will have to build workers/settlers or be assigned more hammers than food for a while to avoid great unhappiness. Probably ease up with the whip now when the HAs are out. I'd avoid Hindu for a while still. See a bit how the religious situation develops.
It's archers in cities with low cultural defenses and mostly not on hills. HAs will slaughter them. In Oporto, even if the 5th archer is whipped, the expectation is that 7 HAs will win. Bad RNG luck is required not to take it, not the other way around. Of course, I would prefer to have 8 HAs in place to attack, but if not, then just go for it and clean up next turn if someone is left alive. You have fresh HAs coming in to do that part if necessary.I don't see any problem with mids in Lisbon. It's only 5 roads needed. No need to worry about Monarchy if you get the mids. You'll definitely want those roads anyway. Looking at the AI in this game, there's really not much competition for the mids. Oracle this late is a bit risky. You now have advance knowledge from your previous attempts that might influence your decision here... Without such knowledge, hmm.. Espionage screen tells you Gandhi isn't building it yet in Delhi. I don't see how anyone else from this bunch would be working on it this early. Stonehenge and Great Wall were also super late. I think I'd go for it. That would mean masonry next. Or actually myst, since you'd want that by the time Lisbon is out of revolt.
Happiness will be an issue until you get mids. Whip monument in Lisbon seems like a good idea indeed. Immediately when out of revolt, one turn hammers into it, next turn whip. And try to get those roads up in time for border pop. Other cities will have to build workers/settlers or be assigned more hammers than food for a while to avoid great unhappiness. Probably ease up with the whip now when the HAs are out. I'd avoid Hindu for a while still. See a bit how the religious situation develops.
I tend to agree with that. Only because of my knowledge of the situation.
because at 0% I'm making 3 gpt...
for Alpha from Gandhi (I wonder if Mono + Sailing + 45 
for 3 more turns. Put OFH into a HA then will do a worker.
It does requires some "experience" aswell but everything goes pretty fast when you're comfortable with the basics - I've only ever won once on Emperor and 5-6 times on IMM (plus some early turns practice games ofc). A lot of knowledge does also come through watching YouTube LPs.
so no Barracks?)
