Fast Citys
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Sashie VII
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I normally build more workers than usual all the time. Too much is better than too few when rails come 
Sashie VII
Balance of Power
I keep at least one settler factory pumping out workers up to rails, and sometimes after then.
I hardly build workers before rail comes out...
Sashie VII
Balance of Power
Well when you have rails, you can set a city or two that has nothing else to do to be worker factories. Rails enhance the food by irrigation,so when you irrigate everything you get insane amounts of food.
AznWarlord
Monarch
Anybody ever get in a position wher the game starts you off in the middle of a jungle?
Especially if your UU is a chariot??
Anyway back on topic. For me, I like to use my first turn to put a road on my most resourceful space, and then I mine it, it cuts the time it takes to build the thing I'm building in half usually.
Especially if your UU is a chariot??
Anyway back on topic. For me, I like to use my first turn to put a road on my most resourceful space, and then I mine it, it cuts the time it takes to build the thing I'm building in half usually.
Sashie VII
Balance of Power
Well if there's a food bonus in the city radius, I try to irrigate that first.
As for the jungles,
As for the jungles,
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Desertsnow
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I just will not play a game that starts me in the middle of a jungle. 
But anyway, as has been said, the key to fast expansion is a settler factory. If one of your first few cities is surrouned by food resources and BG, then irrigate and mine as appropriate, and build a granary. If you have more than two cow tiles you might actually mine one instead of irrigating. You'll want to be producing enough food per turn for the city to grow by one population level in two turns, and enough shields to build your settlers as quickly as possible. Optimum here is at least 20 fpt and at least approximately 8 spt; if you can achieve this, this city alone will produce a settler every four turns. You can train defenders for your settlers in neighbouring cities. Training a few settlers in other towns is certainly within reason. Also, make sure you build workers as well, so you have a well-developed road network, and good production in all those new towns that you're founding pell-mell around the map.
But anyway, as has been said, the key to fast expansion is a settler factory. If one of your first few cities is surrouned by food resources and BG, then irrigate and mine as appropriate, and build a granary. If you have more than two cow tiles you might actually mine one instead of irrigating. You'll want to be producing enough food per turn for the city to grow by one population level in two turns, and enough shields to build your settlers as quickly as possible. Optimum here is at least 20 fpt and at least approximately 8 spt; if you can achieve this, this city alone will produce a settler every four turns. You can train defenders for your settlers in neighbouring cities. Training a few settlers in other towns is certainly within reason.
Also, make sure you build workers as well, so you have a well-developed road network, and good production in all those new towns that you're founding pell-mell around the map.
Pyrrhos
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If I get to 6-7 towns and less than 10 workers, I know I'm in trouble. Serious trouble.
When rail comes along, less than about 40 workers will result in serious pollution problems before your rail network is complete as having 12 workers clearing one mountain tile, 2x8 for a couple of hills plus 3-4x4 for your food land means you only have a few workers to complete your railroads...
When rail comes along, less than about 40 workers will result in serious pollution problems before your rail network is complete as having 12 workers clearing one mountain tile, 2x8 for a couple of hills plus 3-4x4 for your food land means you only have a few workers to complete your railroads...
Sashie VII
Balance of Power
I go for Replacable Parts before Industrialization, and in the process of getting it build workers to add to my crew. Which is where the settler factories of old come in handy.
