Scout to west mountain - nothing but floodplains. Worker 1nw - nothing too.
After serious doubts I decide do not tempt fate by moving settler to 2e (or even further) and Mecca was founded on this (slow as hell to develop) 4-turner. As shown by later exploration it was a right choice.
Production: scout, granary (with chopping) in 2950 before pop=3, settler, scout, and settlers all time.
Wrk [1ne] - R bg+, then to game to chop forest, then I game & I fp by 2 traded in 2950 slaves. 4-turner was operative only by 1700.
Second city was founded in 2550. Common queue for next core cities are barracks + warriors. RCP is 3,6.
Egyptians found us in 3250. Meet Rome in 3000. Found last commlink in 1790.
Give tribute to Rome in 1250 (weak military 8war 1spr).
Monarchy est. in 1225.
Sudden and unprovoked suicide attack by lone Gre warrior in 1025.
QSC stats: 12twn, 34pop, 1stl, 5wrk,4slv, 14war,2arc,1spr, 17tch, =812$
Acquire Con from Gre as peace deal in 800 and enter MA. Gre gets Eng.
Huts: 6 techs, 2 warr, 2 maps, 1 nothing, 1 city (in bad location in S desert).
Techs:
Mys hut
WrC hut
Mas traded
BrW traded
Whe self at max
Alf traded
Hrs hut
Mat hut
IrW traded
Pol hut
Wri traded
Phi traded
Map traded
Mon self at max
CoL traded
Cur self
Con traded
Rep hut
Plans:
1) after iron will roaded (2t) upg 5+ swd and sent them with support to Susa-Persepolis;
no tech trading with Per before - no need pikes in Persepolis (size 7 building wonder);
strike fast and capture Persepolis - my future second core center;
another Per cities are too lame & remote.
2) with Feu upg 10+ meds and remove Egypt from the board, meantime producing hrs.
3) with anshars finish both Car & Gre, meantime planting 2nd core cities under GA
4) in same time capture by available anshars PYR in Babylon
5) after completion of second core go for ICS & culture; take the core land from Rome.
