How do you open?

[megalomaniac]

I've always been curious to find out how others get the ball rolling when they start a new game.

I personally open with warrior, warrior, settler, worker, archer.

Why? I typically play with raging barbs, and I like to beef up my security before expanding and improving. At the same time, I b-line to archery on the tech tree.

 

[solvero]

Classic worker chopping settler, then it depends: If I already pushed the fog of war and am not afraid of barbs I go for antoher settler.

 

[DarkFyre99]

For me, it depends upon the situation I find myself in at the beginning. If I'm hoping to found an early religion, it makes little sense to build a worker right away. On the other hand, if I'm in a starting location with resources I can work right away, I'll put that worker in the beginning of the queue. When in doubt, I'll build a scout (or warrior if I don't have hunting.)

There's just too many variables to have a set opening strategy.

 

[Gumbolt]

worker worker warrior settler pending on starting civ. The extra worker and land developed is essential at start.

 

[Kalleyao]

Go for bw then warrior, worker, worker (chop), settler (chop), worker (chop), Axemen.

 

[Crimso]

Worker, chop, worker, chop, connect food resource, warrior, warrior, double chop, settler. A worker is sent along with every settler to chop out a new worker, first thing.

Try to get copper in second or third city, because axemen are the best defenders against barbarians (they should never loose a battle). Go for pottery early and spam cottages to keep up in technology. If there is enough room to expand, do it. Otherwise, build barracks and start massing axes or horse archers.

 

[jimbob27]

Usually 1 of 2 things.

For chopping I normally build worker worker settler.

If I've got mysticism I'll normally build Barracks, warrior (repeat till religion is founded) then settler, worker, worker.

 

[xonixs]

It goes like this most of the time:

warrior, worker(build farm), settler, archer. First warrior kills random animals and barbs and find experience in huts, Until it gets 2 moves in forrests. Then it gets back to make a flexible defense against barbs (not axemen barbs).

First archer defend capitol. And then stuff gets random.

 

[COUGAR69]

I never use scouts as per they never seem to last very long with the barbs.

 

[DngrMse]

For me, it depends. I don't have a fixed strategy for each game, I wait and see what I have to work with first, then formulate my eary, (opening), moves from there.

But, I do try to get a couple warriors out, searching for those wonderful goody huts, (and getting some easy exp from animals, and barbs). I'll generally try to get a worker sooner, rather than later, chop a settler soon thereafter.....and after that it depends entirely on what I have to work with, and what victory strategy I decide to pursue.

 

[Guerra]

Usually I go warrior (unless isolated on island)

Followed by scout, then settler, then worker, worker, settler, and keep pumping out settlers, then build the pyramids ASAP.

But I never build a worker first.

 

[JerichoHill]

Again, the correct answer is:

Depends on
Your Civ
Other Civs
Your location
Their location
Your win goal

 

[Guerra]

Yeah, if I'm anywhere near sea based food resources, I build workboats first.

 

[.Shane.]

Help me out, I don't understand what you all mean by "worker chop worker", etc... Do you mean harvesting lumber to accelerate production? If so, I didn't think this was possible until you have the right advancements, some time into the game.

 

[atreas]

You can find most of the answers you need in the following two articles:

First read this http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=154872

and if you are interested for higher difficulties and slower speeds you can also read this http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=163732

 

[Civious]

Help me out, I don't understand what you all mean by "worker chop worker", etc... Do you mean harvesting lumber to accelerate production? If so, I didn't think this was possible until you have the right advancements, some time into the game.

Yes; for forests you need bronze working; for jungles you need iron working

EDIT: I forgot to mention jungles don't give hammers.

 

[kamigawan]

I almost always do:

Build warrior while exploring and growing city to size 2, start researching a prereq for pottery or polytheism.

When I hit 2, immediately switch to worker - bronze working

Finish both, worker chops a settler, then chop another worker (warrior if barbarians are starting to appear). When the 2nd worker is finished, start improving the capital.

 

[.Shane.]

Yes; for forests you need bronze working; for jungles you need iron working

Do you typically start w/ bronze working?

 

[megalomaniac]

Do you typically start w/ bronze working?

No. You need to have mining before you research bronze working.

 

[Duke Anselmi]

I often reseach first the wheel (if not a start techonology) then go for mining-pottery-bronze working.
My production row: Scout (if no hunting, warrior), Scout (if no hunting, warrior) worker, warrior, settler. I never chop workers or settlers, i save forests for wonders, and some i leave untouched, because of lumbermill-railroad combination later. When i use this row, my city is often size of 4 or above before building a settler, so it takes only sometime to build it. Then later, when i have three+ cities, my capital becomes a wonder factory.