MP best opening

[Lenlar88]

My friend and I, play once every two or three months. Settings are allways the same:
Random leader
Random map
Quick
6-8AI's

What is the best general opening strategy, in these kind of games? I only want to go for sciece or domination.

 

[kirbdog]

Start out sellling strategics/luxes to the AI for gold; proceed to conquer the AI to get the population to get a lot of science.

Take Liberty and get the academy or a great engineer to rush something nice.

Beeline machinery after philosophy to dominate the AI and defend yourself with xbows.

 

[Tabarnak]

You will find mostly all strategies about your settings in the S&T forum(for sp mode). The only exception i can see is when you start very close from your friend. Is he friendly?