Lots of options here. I have come up with the craziest one:
We COULD simply delay Bachs in favor of Copernicus', by working the coast instead of the mines temporarily. Then start on Bach's all over again. Bach's would actually become our pre-build for the Theater unless we are lucky enough to grab it as well. Maybe. This one seems rather off-beat...but it will ensure that we get the Observatory. Rushing a University sounds like a good idea if it is possible.
Now for the research end. The other civs have Chemistry already, so they SHOULD be studying Astronomy. So instead, we will study Banking, skipping Economics, and go straight for Free Artistry. We will trade for Astronomy, attempting to keep our hold on Music theory if possible. If not, then it will simply be a race to Free Artistry before India builds Bachs.
With my scenario, we will score Copernicus, but probably not Bach's, unless we can somehow keep the monopoly on Music Theory. So the real question here is: What is more important, more science or more happiness? Bach's culture is nice too, but I think the science outweighs that.
Regardless if we use my plan or not, the next question is about where to settle. I see the Ottomans have settled the nice spot I picked out earlier (I took a picture of it during my last set of turns,) but they are VERY weak right now. We should build a few more galley's, a settler, and raze the city(it's size 1.) Getting China into the fight will ensure our success. In fact, after taking the city, we might consider razing the other city they have on the island just north of my spot, and throw up a few troops to block someone from settling there until we are ready.
I really hope that one of India's cities will flip to us, as having cities closer to us is ideal, but we can't bank on that.
We COULD simply delay Bachs in favor of Copernicus', by working the coast instead of the mines temporarily. Then start on Bach's all over again. Bach's would actually become our pre-build for the Theater unless we are lucky enough to grab it as well. Maybe. This one seems rather off-beat...but it will ensure that we get the Observatory. Rushing a University sounds like a good idea if it is possible.
Now for the research end. The other civs have Chemistry already, so they SHOULD be studying Astronomy. So instead, we will study Banking, skipping Economics, and go straight for Free Artistry. We will trade for Astronomy, attempting to keep our hold on Music theory if possible. If not, then it will simply be a race to Free Artistry before India builds Bachs.
With my scenario, we will score Copernicus, but probably not Bach's, unless we can somehow keep the monopoly on Music Theory. So the real question here is: What is more important, more science or more happiness? Bach's culture is nice too, but I think the science outweighs that.
Regardless if we use my plan or not, the next question is about where to settle. I see the Ottomans have settled the nice spot I picked out earlier (I took a picture of it during my last set of turns,) but they are VERY weak right now. We should build a few more galley's, a settler, and raze the city(it's size 1.) Getting China into the fight will ensure our success. In fact, after taking the city, we might consider razing the other city they have on the island just north of my spot, and throw up a few troops to block someone from settling there until we are ready.
I really hope that one of India's cities will flip to us, as having cities closer to us is ideal, but we can't bank on that.
This also means we'll not go to Shakespear fast enough.
it should get an uni and a court too
