Doing a successful Quechua rush

[AppleTheMan]

I'm new to the concept and have lots of questions concerning this.

1. If your enemies start far, is it still possible?
2. How many workers for chopping? Is two the perfect number?
3. When do you stop chopping? Some of those far out trees don't give very many hammers.
4. Do you chop everything in the capital? You need every hammer you can get? Or is it better to leave a few forests for later in the game?
5. Is it worth the time to build a barracks to give your Quechuas Cover? Or is this a silly waste of time?

Is seems that a lot of this depends on the distance that your enemies are from you.

I attached a 4000 BC saved game. This is the same gave I won in this thread without a rush.

Do you think it's possible to do a rush in that game? I tried a few times and can't seem to get it very good. My best shot was on Shaka with a barracks and two workers.

 

[CivEikka]

1. I dont usually do it if they are far away, they must be close.
2. Yes.
3. Make some mines on plain hills, 2-3chops and mines for hills, use slavery if you've got lots of food.
4. i usually leave 3-5 forests, depends, but do NOT chop all. (expect if it's 1vs1 game. )
5. If your target is protective, then i would build.

Hope this helps.

 

[unclethrill]

Settle on a plains hill and just crank out quecha. Of course this only works if the AI starts with Archers. If the difficulty is below monarch then a warrior rush is just as effective and they are useless as soon as they get axemen.