Just had to load up the game again to refresh my memory.
Main aim was to get the GLh. Tok building the Mids 1800BC didn't bode to well. Oracle went 1760. To save money I didn't spread out to soon. I settled my 3rd city by the cows blocking Tok in1960BC. Then about another 1000 years before settling anymore.
Tech path finished BW then pot/writing/arch. Good news in that I built the GLh in 1440BC giving me the ability to settle cities without them costing to much. My 4th city was built more as a block to mansa in 1120BC closely followed by a city picking up the deer/fish/silver. Then a couple more on the coast just South of the capital. Couldn't have done this without the GLh. (Or I don't think so anyway.
) After Archery went to Aesthetics. First bit of excitement/luck for me.
I had 2 chariots down there hoping to pick it up but not very hopeful There was one damaged archer and 1 healthy. The healthy one moved out hence my emergency whip of another warrior in Nicaea. So a nice barb city to add to my total. 8 cities in 800BC was looking good. I had 1 turn on Aesth left so was able to trade next turn for some techs. I picked up Alpha/Math/IW/Calender/Poly/Med not sure if I teched one of the last 2.
First war started with Charlie attacking Mansa and then shortly after Zara attacking Charlie. Religion wise I had to keep out of it as my 2 Northern neighbours were Hindu, Eastern Conf and Southern Buddhist.
Although I had marble in one of my cities I still didn't know masonry so I had traded for a spare marble from Charlie about 1200BC hoping to get the Parth/GLib duo.
600BC
Picked up my second barb city. The couple of workers in there helped as well. Although my worker count was pretty good for me.
Problem with also selling my ivory to Charlie. He built the SoZeus in 550BC as I was hoping to pick up some failure gold. 14 for the SoZ and 140 approx for the Parth (450BC). Was hoping to get the latter. Also got my first GS in 575BC. I didn't know whether to bulb philo (when I had the techs) or academy. Hindsight I should have bulbed but didn't realise what my tech rate was going to be like in a few hundred years.
Not sure about anyone elses game but in mine Charlie doesn't have iron so I traded him mine as I certainly didn't want Zara to get to big. I think this worked out quite well overall.
Tech path carried on to Lit, Priest, currently on CoL.
With the amount of land available wasn't planning on attacking anyone soon. Just grow my cities and fill in a few of the gaps whilst heading for Lib and probably Cataphracts against Tok. Capital was well on the way to building the GLib, with a couple of chops going into it I was hopeful of picking that one up.
Tech situation
Relations
Lands.
All looking good although my cities aren't the greatest the trade routes were bringing in plenty of cash. Just about to finish CoL which would enable me to pick up some more techs. Note WK had 5 turns left on Philo so if I had kept my GS I probably would have beat him to it. On the other hand an academy isn't a bad thing.
Plus points Tok and WK are small so should make reasonable targets for when I eventually head for war.
So for me a very successful 50 turns. From 2 - 9 cities, the GLh and a good tech position. Now to head for Lib.