Decided to try as the Vikings again and hope for better luck. My start location was better, I got both Iron and Horses while my neighbors the Spanish didn't, which helped a lot when I fought a war against them to expand past my tiny peninsula and grab some of their Ivory so I could start the Statue of Zeus. So far, looks like my luck's been better.
But really, the biggest sign of my improved luck: I got 2 SGL's on one turn, one from researching Philosophy first, and then another from the free tech from Philosophy.
I guess I could rush SoZ with one of them, but I'll probably get it in about 12 turns anyway- the only other AI I know with Mathematics doesn't have any Ivory. My neighbors, the Spanish and Aztecs, have Ivory, but no Math. Wonder Cascade is unlikely- The Great Wall and the Mausoleum are the only other AA wonders that haven't been built yet.
I could always save them for something better in the Middle Ages...
But really, the biggest sign of my improved luck: I got 2 SGL's on one turn, one from researching Philosophy first, and then another from the free tech from Philosophy.
I guess I could rush SoZ with one of them, but I'll probably get it in about 12 turns anyway- the only other AI I know with Mathematics doesn't have any Ivory. My neighbors, the Spanish and Aztecs, have Ivory, but no Math. Wonder Cascade is unlikely- The Great Wall and the Mausoleum are the only other AA wonders that haven't been built yet.
I could always save them for something better in the Middle Ages...