To answer your question from the Pre-game discussion: The start with "almost" perfect for a 20K game.
Thanks a lot, it was a nice game, I missed only 4 Wonders. The best capital location was quite obvious to recognize, and when you moved to it, you were later rewarded with iron and coal, excellent.
Why only "almost"? Well, with one more BG Trondheim could have been brought to 200spt after Nuclear Plant. As it was, it was only 199spt
So I had to rush a worker for 80g and then build 2-turn Armies (after every culture building was built). A difficult challenge was provided by the fact that we were quickly boxed in by the Greeks of all. So "initial" expansion had to be delayed until much much later, and peaceful relations had to be maintained at all costs.
In the end I reached 20K in 1585AD. No idea, whether this is good for this start. I tried a somewhat unusual strategy this time, not going directly for the GLib, but doing the Great Wall instead to trigger my GA. During GA I had 40spt and was able to complete GLib, Hanging Gardens, Cathedral and University (with part rushes). Without that GA, I would probably have lost one more wonder (like GW or HG) to the AI, but of course the drawback was to get the GLib a bit later.