Preturn: Makes the suggested switch to Slaver Hut in Capitol.
Two of our towns can grow sooner without slowing down their builds, but one would require us to raise lux more so I only do the one.
There are two tech we don't have, Iron Working and Sea Faring but trades are not possible for them.
BTW, Slaver Hut is not as big a deal since we have a regular unit (jav) that makes slaves - we are the Mayans after all. We do like the free units though, so I will build it now.
Copan will want a temple soon. I decide to build it now
1620 BC: Have to increase Lux to 50% now.
IBT: Solomon's Temple completed.
1500 BC: Copan finished Temple so we can go back to 40% lux
It is too bad, there are 4 tech out there that could give us a n-fer if we were richer. As it is we can get nothing.
1420 BC:
Trades:
First we get Mathematics which is known by 2 civs for 15 gpt and 220 gold.
The next trade we can't afford until I switch our cities down but we can barely do it: Math + 27 gpt + 36 gold for Seafaring.
Final Tech we trade Seafaring and Mathematics for Trade and 13 gold. We then pick up cash from Canada (67) and USA for Seafaring(23?)
Putting our towns back to normal and we are at 116 gold and -9 gold per turn. Copan and Palenque can start Markets now. Capitol would get Market in 5 turns but delay a 3rd temple to when Tikal gets it (about 10 turns)
Notes:
Well I will stop here (after 8) in case we do want the Temple first as it would be finished next turn. I changed to the Market in the save as that look higher priority at the moment.
Netherlands is South of us and Canada to the Northwest on our island. Austria had a Scout visit so I think they are on our landmass, probably to the south.
We are at 40% lux and a Scientist in Palenque.
Second trade was more costly than anticipated and we could have just gotten Iron working, but I think the 3-fer makes running a deficit worthwhile. Note that we still can pick up Iron-working if Canada or USA can get it before Math and Trade techs.
I roaded to Pink to get our next town up faster.
You can see Red and Orange borders for Netherlands and Canada: