I got almost all the wonders in my last game as Assyria. The AI was kind enough to build them for me.
Is it realistic to get Petra on immortal?
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I got almost all the wonders in my last game as Assyria. The AI was kind enough to build them for me.
Eh, I do not think I'm "good enough" to execute that plan- the barbarians would stomp all over me 
Must be why I so rarely get Petra! Almost the opposite of what I normally do, which is to squeeze the first library in as quickly as possible, along with the first caravans.
It seems like every time I try to build Petra or the GL, an AI completes it on the "same turn" and gets the wonder. This has happened several times in a row with various different wonders. So I gave up on wonder-based strats and now I focus on economic expansion prior to military dominance.
Must be why I so rarely get Petra! Almost the opposite of what I normally do, which is to squeeze the first library in as quickly as possible, along with the first caravans.It seems like every time I try to build Petra or the GL, an AI completes it on the "same turn" and gets the wonder. This has happened several times in a row with various different wonders. So I gave up on wonder-based strats and now I focus on economic expansion prior to military dominance.
Abraxis
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if you want a reasonably certain chance of getting it, you need to focus on monuments in the early bit, get them asap on every city you settle, put all your policies in liberty, you should complete the tree before you get to economics or whichever the Petra tech is, grab an engineer from completing liberty and rush Petra. At least that's how I managed it in my immortal Morocco game, and there were 4 other civs in just the desert I started in, so it's not as though they left it to me.
casualplayer
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Depends on the desert. Mining luxes and quarries near the site or settle hill - you're good to go. Cotton and Incense desert is no good.
Don't sell/trade embassies with AI who might want to build Petra because if they see you trying they will prioritize it and finish it first.
Don't sell/trade embassies with AI who might want to build Petra because if they see you trying they will prioritize it and finish it first.
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On Deity, Petra gets built somewhere around turns 65-75 if there's not a desert-based civ. If you see one of those earlier (especially Arabia, who usually beelines Currency for the Bazaar) you might see it as early as turn 55ish.
I can consistently get Petra whenever I can build it before those turn #s.
I can consistently get Petra whenever I can build it before those turn #s.
aljung
Chieftain
Its very possible if planned in advance. The city you want it in needs good production however.
adwcta
King
In my capital, on Immortal I'm 3/3 so far. Could have just been luck, but it feels pretty easy. One game had Arabia and another had BOTH Arabia and Morocco... so they at least had the opportunity. (Yes, I have no idea how I keep getting desert starts with no priority and no re-rolls).
In my second city, I'm 0/1 (but it was close! and I bought that settler too, so it was slow; I think it can be done if you go liberty or build a super-early settler).
In my second city, I'm 0/1 (but it was close! and I bought that settler too, so it was slow; I think it can be done if you go liberty or build a super-early settler).
If I have a good desert start, i gun for petra. Usually I can manage GL+gardens before petra, though if I dont GL, I can still manage stonehenge+ HG before petra. On diety, tradition +15% wonder prod, and usually marble in first or 2nd city. If no marble, I chop forests to get gardens/petra complete asap. getting currency reasonably early is key.
I posted a good start for grabbing petra on immortal (with Brazil) here (third post): http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=504822&highlight=fun+petra
Went one point into honor, then 2 into tradition and the rest liberty, built GL and petra back to back if I remember correctly. Was on one city until petra was done and then expanded into the jungle asap.
Went one point into honor, then 2 into tradition and the rest liberty, built GL and petra back to back if I remember correctly. Was on one city until petra was done and then expanded into the jungle asap.
I rather they do that instead of spending it on a worthwhile wonder if they only have 2 tiles that can use it.
Pretty much same here.
Forget about Wonders on Imm\Dt, unless they are National. if I see "Desert Folklore" taken by someone, you can forget about Petra.
It's most likely Arabia or Morocco in the game. 
Tachii
Procrastinator
You could just use Casimir + Liberty tree to get Petra. It usually doesn't get made until T90-100ish.
And speaking of other wonders, it is remarkably doable to get Hanging gardens. Although sometimes it get made at T55.... but on the off chance your random civs didn't pick Tradition over Piety, I usually get it made around T70 no problem.
And speaking of other wonders, it is remarkably doable to get Hanging gardens. Although sometimes it get made at T55.... but on the off chance your random civs didn't pick Tradition over Piety, I usually get it made around T70 no problem.
