Entilzha
Chieftain
- Joined
- Sep 27, 2015
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- 33
I just like to show you guys early pictures of my games and discuss where you would place your cities. I always learn something from those discussions. So here's another interesting map I just started.
First of all some information:
Diffculty is King. I went with Tradition. I didn't manage to grab Desert Folklore, so looking at the lay of the land, I grabbed Sun God (+1 food from Citrus, Banana and Wheat) for my pantheon. The civ I'm playing is Octoski's Midwest, which benefits from flat grassland and plain tiles. I don't see their capital yet, but Venice is somewhere to the south of me, so I can be fairly certain I'm not in a big rush for settling down there. I haven't decided on a route to victory yet, just that it won't be domination because I've done that the last two games.
Obviously, my first expo will be to grab Lake Victoria, that one's a no-brainer. I was thinking about settling next to the bend in the river nearby and buying the one tile to claim it.
I'm almost sure I want my third city on the northwest coast, between the deer and the citrus. That will allow me to claim both the wine and the sugar in the area, two luxuries I don't have anywhere else nearby. It will also give me access to the sea.
For the fourth city, I'm considering two possible spots in the south:
One is next to the mountain in the east (probably on the jungle tile south of it); pro would be the mountain, the horses and lots of food available. Cons are being relatively close to the capital and no fresh water
The other is down on the flood plains next to the river; pros are fresh water, silver nearby, and lots of food from the wheat; cons are no mountain and the terrain is not useful to my civ.
It's only King difficulty and Venice won't contest the area, so I might grab both at some point, but not anytime soon.
I'm curious where other people would place their cities and what you think about my choices, so discuss away!
First of all some information:
Diffculty is King. I went with Tradition. I didn't manage to grab Desert Folklore, so looking at the lay of the land, I grabbed Sun God (+1 food from Citrus, Banana and Wheat) for my pantheon. The civ I'm playing is Octoski's Midwest, which benefits from flat grassland and plain tiles. I don't see their capital yet, but Venice is somewhere to the south of me, so I can be fairly certain I'm not in a big rush for settling down there. I haven't decided on a route to victory yet, just that it won't be domination because I've done that the last two games.
Obviously, my first expo will be to grab Lake Victoria, that one's a no-brainer. I was thinking about settling next to the bend in the river nearby and buying the one tile to claim it.
I'm almost sure I want my third city on the northwest coast, between the deer and the citrus. That will allow me to claim both the wine and the sugar in the area, two luxuries I don't have anywhere else nearby. It will also give me access to the sea.
For the fourth city, I'm considering two possible spots in the south:
One is next to the mountain in the east (probably on the jungle tile south of it); pro would be the mountain, the horses and lots of food available. Cons are being relatively close to the capital and no fresh water
The other is down on the flood plains next to the river; pros are fresh water, silver nearby, and lots of food from the wheat; cons are no mountain and the terrain is not useful to my civ.
It's only King difficulty and Venice won't contest the area, so I might grab both at some point, but not anytime soon.
I'm curious where other people would place their cities and what you think about my choices, so discuss away!