Leifmk
Deity
So I've played from the same start up to 745 BC now. Briefly:
Got Fishing from a hut north of my capital, while I was researching it. Oh well. Switched to Mysticism, then Meditation; founded Buddhism. Built one workboat and then started on a settler.
Contacted the Celts and, surprise, they had an unguarded worker at the edge of their area. Stole that, and left my warrior behind fortified in the forest outside his capital while the worker ran home and started farming my wheat and building roads (starting with the Wheel means your workers always have something to do). After a while Brennus agreed to peace and my warrior could explore along the river west of my area. Contacted the Romans and the Chinese.
Researched Mining and Bronze Working. Used a mix of chopping and whipping to pump out three settlers ASAP. Founded one city just south of those elephants near the Celts, another in the wine/copper/sheep spot, and the third at the edge of those hills northwest of my capital (so at least I can connect the stone when its culture expands enough; it also has rice and copper). Then started cranking out some more workers.
Meanwhile, I concentrated on religious techs -- some unknown civs beat me to founding both Hinduism and Judaism, but at least I can run Organized Religion. Also managed to get the Oracle built in the same city as Stonehenge; took Metal Casting.
I now have four cities of which three are in excellent positions and the fourth is not too shabby either. On the downside, only one of them is coastal. I have the only religion on my continent. My plan is to try to build the Pyramids in the #3 city, spread Buddhism around to the other guys, make a lot of Great Prophets using wonders and Obelisk-powered priests, be friends with China and Rome and kill off the Celts when I get catapults, and so on.
Got Fishing from a hut north of my capital, while I was researching it. Oh well. Switched to Mysticism, then Meditation; founded Buddhism. Built one workboat and then started on a settler.
Contacted the Celts and, surprise, they had an unguarded worker at the edge of their area. Stole that, and left my warrior behind fortified in the forest outside his capital while the worker ran home and started farming my wheat and building roads (starting with the Wheel means your workers always have something to do). After a while Brennus agreed to peace and my warrior could explore along the river west of my area. Contacted the Romans and the Chinese.
Researched Mining and Bronze Working. Used a mix of chopping and whipping to pump out three settlers ASAP. Founded one city just south of those elephants near the Celts, another in the wine/copper/sheep spot, and the third at the edge of those hills northwest of my capital (so at least I can connect the stone when its culture expands enough; it also has rice and copper). Then started cranking out some more workers.
Meanwhile, I concentrated on religious techs -- some unknown civs beat me to founding both Hinduism and Judaism, but at least I can run Organized Religion. Also managed to get the Oracle built in the same city as Stonehenge; took Metal Casting.
I now have four cities of which three are in excellent positions and the fourth is not too shabby either. On the downside, only one of them is coastal. I have the only religion on my continent. My plan is to try to build the Pyramids in the #3 city, spread Buddhism around to the other guys, make a lot of Great Prophets using wonders and Obelisk-powered priests, be friends with China and Rome and kill off the Celts when I get catapults, and so on.
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