Create a Frankenstein Civilization!

[reddishrecue]

coastal rape II:
ua: barbary corsairs
uu:great galleass
uu:turtle ship

 

[PeasOfCrab]

Ottoman UA
German UA
Any third thing you want (Aztec UA for me)

I like this except I would put the Zulu UA in there for the last one instead. Field a huge army in both land and sea that gains promotions quickly. I was hoping the Zulu UA would work with the melee units of the Ottomans but it only refers to land melee units. Bummer. Oh well, just add Nationalism from Order and you should be able to field armies that cover entire continents and navies that fill oceans.

Edit: Hmm... I wonder if all those cost reductions apply additively or multiplicatively. If it's additive then you'd be getting PAID 8% of the unit's maintenance every turn.

Edit 2:

UA: Scholars of Jade Hall
UB: Mayan Pyramid
UA: Babylonian Ingenuity

BOW BEFORE THE ULTIMATE KING OF SCIENCE, PEASANTS

This mash up has been popular - at least one other person has put it forward. I would switch it up by having Floating Gardens instead of Mayan Pyramids (and, ideally, a lake/river-side bias). You get less of an early game boost but the FG, mixed with Tradition, will allow you to really run away with population having all your tiles and specialist slots worked even earlier than before. Focusing on settling by lakes/rivers will also allow you to get regular Gardens, even further increasing the rate you get GS thanks to Ingenuity. ... Just make sure your happiness can keep up with your growth.