me, too. I really want to try this stategy but I cannot delay bronze working because I always want to fight, and because I value iron very highly.. it's the same for other techs, I always aim to get apprenticeship asap for the extra hammers. it's my #1 beeline. I feel like with Civ 6 you already have to hold back so often and execute minute timings just to be effective, I'd rather pre-place my district to get it discounted than alter my culture/tech progression.
I've tried the CH strategy again and I didn't have to delay Bronze Working all that much.
It is a peaceful opening though. Can't really afford to build too many units. A renaissance war with cannons is completely doable though. IZs were unlocked on turn 70.
District unlocks: Campus -> Gov Plaza -> CH -> Encampment -> Entertainment -> IZ + Theatre.
Build order for districts: 2x campus boosted by
-25% pantheon (only took 5 turns each, got lucky with an early relic), 1x discounted gov plaza, 2x discounted CHs, 4x additional CHs boosted by
pantheon/Liang and 2x campus boosted by pantheon/Liang (don't wait for Liang in some cities).
Settlers chopped with
Magnus whenever possible until I hit 9 cities.
Wonders: Pyramids, Petra, Colosseum (because Teddy built Kilwa on turn 84 xD)
Governors: Liang, Liang (-20% districts), Magnus, Amani, Pingala
Tier 1 government building: Audience Chamber for early tall cities and more district slots.
Here's a
turn 108 screenshot (during a Medieval golden age (
Free Inquiry) and
+100% CH adjacency card. Everything went absolutely perfect according to plan though. Best start I ever had with this particular strategy. I buffed the forest between Panama and Valencia 3 times by laying
forest fires with a sooth sayer (although this didn't affect the first 60 turns or so).:
District overview: I'd say this is impossible without the pantheon and Liang/Magnus opening. I still haven't unlocked holy sites and harbors, so I need 22 districts to unlock 4 discounts per district (see my chart in post #32 of this thread). I already have 21, so for example, the next theatre square will be discounted as well.
Few more tips:
Always use internal trade routes to boost the next CH + market to unlock more traders. Pick the great merchants who add even more trade routes. Use the gold to buy traders, high production tiles and builders.
Research as few techs as possible before placing CHs or in other words, rush to Currency and only research necessary builder techs. Settle cities near high production tiles to be able to delay Mining for example.
An earlier screenshot which shows how good the
pantheon + Liang combo is. Only 9 turns for an unboosted campus in a size 2 city on turn 76.:
OP
forest fires (I love apocalypse game mode ^^. It was only fair that two dust storms which spawned in Valencia on turn 95 and 97 destroyed pretty much every district and tile improvement in the area xD):
Edit: 7 Seas is a great map script for district discount strategies because you usually have enough space to expand peacefully.