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[UnforcedError]

^^Some really valid points there
In addition I'd say:

Ulundi: farm
Yes, we could do with one more, right.
kwaDuzuka: chop jungle- grassland farm
Let's finish the mine and call it a day for now. Never chop jungle unless a. the city has health issues that can't be dealt with otherwise or b. the tile needs to be worked at all costs.
Umma: finish cottage
In fact: cottage, cottage, cottage. We could now drop the copper (give it to Ulundi later) and let the city work the unused cottage too. We might just want to settle a helper city 3N of Umma, just to grow cottages but that city would also require some infra to work (farmed grasslands), so I'm not utterly sure it would pay off.
Nobamba: finish farm
Done. The city doesn't need any other urgent improvements.
Munich: riverside farm and then plantation after border pop
I'd build a riverside mine here.
Cologne: chop forest-riverside cottage
Chopping the forest is fine (especially after the city gets confu) I'd go with farms here, not cottages.
Berlin: finish farm
I'd farm a riverside tile then
Hamburg: riverside cottage
Cottaging the last riverside isn't urgent at all: the city has two cottages to grow on to after the pop.
Ndonda: pasture and then riverside farm and grassland farm
Camp and pasture. No other tiles to improve yet, as mines could not be worked without food. (The riverside grass tile 1NE cannot be farmed, irrigation does not spread through hill cities) City needs urgent border pop, let's hurry with those missionaries
Birka- finish connecting road
Nopes, that's done. The city is four turns in revolt and will need some worker attention afterwards (farms and plantation later).
Karakorkum: farm
Yes, that could be useful

 

[joe6778]

I took another city.

 

[UnforcedError]

OK, I can see you ran ahead a bit. Also, some of the actions we discussed haven't been implemented yet.

So, questions:
1. Which Viking city to take next?
2. What to build in the cities? Please don't play ahead, just flip though the cities and decide what to change, if anything.
3. Again: which worker actions are pressing?
4. Our scout is running into a dead-end. We want it to move NW to discover the last AI. Giggles is either already at war with the guy or about to declare.
5. Are there any trades to make this turn?
6. Is our research OK?

 

[joe6778]

OK, I can see you ran ahead a bit. Also, some of the actions we discussed haven't been implemented yet.

So, questions:
1. Which Viking city to take next?
2. What to build in the cities? Please don't play ahead, just flip though the cities and decide what to change, if anything.
3. Again: which worker actions are pressing?
4. Our scout is running into a dead-end. We want it to move NW to discover the last AI. Giggles is either already at war with the guy or about to declare.
5. Are there any trades to make this turn?
6. Is our research OK?

I think I'm going to move on now. I'm winning consistently on Prince difficulty via Conquest because of all that I've learned here. My heart just isn't in continuing this shadow game.

I can't thank you enough for all your patience and the help you've given me. I hope I can come to you with future questions when I come up against difficult situations.

 

[UnforcedError]

You're welcome, Joe It's your game, so if you don't want to play on, that's fine

 

[joe6778]

You're welcome, Joe It's your game, so if you don't want to play on, that's fine

I was about to give up on CIV IV, but with your help, I was able to improve my game greatly. Thank you.