Great Engineers?

[southafrica]

I am a big fan of hoarding great people (except great prohpets who I either, have settle, or build a shrine) In fact in my current game I have 2 great engineers standing by, and a great artist. My questions:

1)I think that Great Engineers are the best to have, with scientists, and artists are tied for second. Is this a common view?

2)Hoarding great engineers for "not must haves but highly desirable wonders is key." Once again am I incorrect in this view?

Thanks,

 

[petey]

Great Engineers are the best to have, simply for the Wonder production. I disagree with hoarding them, though. There's generally a Wonder that's available to be built and I think it's best to pump that out and start getting the effects / GPPs rather than waiting around for another one to become available.

Scientists are second, because they can give you an academy in each of your cities, which is a major boost. Artists are next if you're going for a cultural victory or need to expand a border, otherwise I'd switch them with merchants who can get you all the gold from a trade mission.

If you found a religion, you need the Prophet early on for the Shrine, otherwise they're the weakest. They're still good for the super-priests and getting a Golden Age, but not nearly so valuable as any of the others after that early use.

 

[vmxa]

I would say that it is not best to hoard GP. You are given up the boost that could have yielded.

Especially early in the game, you can use one to make the 4000 culture bomb near a neighbor and put pressure on them.

In the middle part I can see holding two to have a GA, especially if you have already use a number of GP.

If you have gotten two Eng, you probably have little to fear on them building a wonder you covet.

 

[southafrica]

I would say that it is not best to hoard GP. You are given up the boost that could have yielded.

Especially early in the game, you can use one to make the 4000 culture bomb near a neighbor and put pressure on them.

In the middle part I can see holding two to have a GA, especially if you have already use a number of GP.

If you have gotten two Eng, you probably have little to fear on them building a wonder you covet.

I have two currently, I was about to rush versailles, but since it is only a partial rush, I think I will wait until I can finish it (don't want to waste a gp on a losing race)

but thanks for all the input thus far... didn't know you could have more than one academy (learn something new all the time.)