I am sure all share the view. If one has ivory, then you can't go wrong with SoZ.
Building great wonders.
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gmaharriet
Ancient Crone
Yes, the SofZ is one I always go after if I have ivory, and I usually manage to get it. It generally gives me a lot of good units before it becomes obsolete, and without tying up a city's production. 
azzaman333
meh
AFAIK, The Great Lighthouse was built in Alexandria, Egypt.DBear said:
Doc Tsiolkovski
Deity
I will only build ancient wonders that don't trigger my GA...
In general, only a couple of Wonders are worth the shields for me to even try.
Colossus, MoM, SoZ; Smith's, ToE, Hoover, Internet.
KT if I lack Iron. And Shakes if the tech progress is odd enough - a size 20 capital mid-medieval is a huge bonus.
And yes, I will even try to get them on Deity (if there is a realistic chance, like having the only coastal start). An ancient wonder in the capital is a great investment in the future - tourism rocks.
But I won't ever invest a single shield in any other wonder outside culture games.
In general, only a couple of Wonders are worth the shields for me to even try.
Colossus, MoM, SoZ; Smith's, ToE, Hoover, Internet.
KT if I lack Iron. And Shakes if the tech progress is odd enough - a size 20 capital mid-medieval is a huge bonus.
And yes, I will even try to get them on Deity (if there is a realistic chance, like having the only coastal start). An ancient wonder in the capital is a great investment in the future - tourism rocks.
But I won't ever invest a single shield in any other wonder outside culture games.
Gato Loco
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Lighthouse is very useful an certain maps. If I'm playing a civ that doesn't have an easy unit-triggered GA I'll go for GA-triggering wonders if I can get them (i.e. Leonardo and Newton for Germany). Also, I like getting ToE and Hoover if I'm going for a spaceship victory, and Sufferage if I plan to conquer the world in the modern age. Generally, ancient or medieval wonders aren't worth it since it's hard to get the required tech before the AI does. I usually only go for wonders if I'm playing peacefully and have a big, high-shield city that doesn't have any more useful improvements to build.
Brain
Lost in thought
MoM? Why the heck would anyone build that?Doc Tsiolkovski said:
Pentium
Digital Matter
Oh, come on, do you always have to say whatever I think?Tomoyo said:
budweiser
King of the Beers
DBear said:
Glib was in Alexandria, as in Alexandria the Great. I'm pretty sure Ptolemy built is so it counts as Greece in my book.
Templars - Philip financed the crusade, but I always thought Richard (Lionheart) was the driving force behind it. I consider this an english wonder.
Tomoyo
Fate
It's not your fault that you were so heavily influenced by my presence.Pentium said:
Bluemofia
F=ma
budweiser said:
But he was only in the 3rd (I think) Crusade right?
Doc Tsiolkovski
Deity
Brain said:MoM? Why the heck would anyone build that?
3 happy faces for 200sp, tourism bonus. Allows the capital to grow to size 12 in the AA [Edit: without happiness problems, that is. It is not a duct (luckily, otherwise you couldn't build it at a river
)]- that's a huge wonder. And, if I start, I'm likely to get it. No big risk here.But the tourism is the main reason. Any wonder would help, but that one is useful and pretty safe.
Tomoyo
Fate
It acts like an aqueduct? 
I did not know that!
I did not know that!
tR1cKy
taking over the world
If I play Rome, i always build the true, unique, most powerful, utterly awesome Great Wonder of Rome: legionaries. Lots of them.
Doc Tsiolkovski
Deity
Tomoyo said:It acts like an aqueduct?
I did not know that!
Uh, no. Bad wording on my side - edited!
Tomoyo
Fate
Statue of Zeus, no question, if there's ivory. The ToA goes obselete too soon and costs way too much and doesn't do anything really gamebreaking, just marginally helpful.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
SoZ is really a great wonder. If I can get the ivory, I will definitaly go for it.
Ansar
Détente avec l'été
SuperBeaverInc. said:
Well, yea! Ancient Cavalry rock!
BTW, what do you need to make SoZ and what does MoM stand for?
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
You need Mathematics and Ivory to build SoZ
MoM is Mausolleum of Mausolos or however its spelt.
MoM is Mausolleum of Mausolos or however its spelt.
