So at some point a player reaches that moment when a they research Refining and they get to see if they will get to have a late-game military. An "oil or nothing" proposition, if ya will. In this case, the good news is that I am probably the only civ that can see oil. The bad news is, there's ain't too much to see. I got no options in my territory, and nobody nearby I can poach it from.
The two down here are up for grabs. All I need is the oil, so I s'pose I can have 1 pop city, kept alive with some trade routes. It likely won't matter by the time I get response (if I get any), all the same I think it might be interesting to hear how others might approach this.
In theory, I might try to work the CS on my behalf. I've got the suzerain and most civ's don't even know it exists. So maybe try to get its borders expanded to where it can milk the oil for me. Or I might simply take the CS.
The two down here are up for grabs. All I need is the oil, so I s'pose I can have 1 pop city, kept alive with some trade routes. It likely won't matter by the time I get response (if I get any), all the same I think it might be interesting to hear how others might approach this.
In theory, I might try to work the CS on my behalf. I've got the suzerain and most civ's don't even know it exists. So maybe try to get its borders expanded to where it can milk the oil for me. Or I might simply take the CS.