Opening City Tile Strategy

[Stalker0]

Here is a very common scenario I see when playing. 2 3F tiles and then a few 1F 2P tiles.

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This is on a planned progress build. I generally work the food up to pop 3, now my question do you:

1) Keep working both 3f tiles to get to pop 4 as quick as possible.
2) Move the 3F over to 1F 2P to get the monument out 1 turn quicker and then shift back to 3F.

I have generally been doing 1, but wanted some high level thoughts on whether that little bit of extra culture is worth a slightly slower production and a slightly delayed shrine.

Also, when you get a little extra money like this, its possible to gold rush the shrine. Do you general do that, or wait and rush buy a worker a bit quicker?

 

[CrazyG]

1) Keep working both 3f tiles to get to pop 4 as quick as possible.
2) Move the 3F over to 1F 2P to get the monument out 1 turn quicker and then shift back to 3F.

I feel very strongly that 2 is overall the correct play. The main exception would be if you really wanted to pick tradition and wanted to reach 4 pop before the turn you claim the social policy. I'm not sure if #2 makes the shrine slower either.

But really the best thing is a bit of both, switch between the two to push out the next citizen or next building a bit earlier. The enhanced UI is really good for this, it does a ton of math for you.

Also, when you get a little extra money like this, its possible to gold rush the shrine. Do you general do that, or wait and rush buy a worker a bit quicker?

Generally, I like worker buy but both are good ideas and there isn't a wrong choice. Depends on the order you want to take progress policies, which pantheon you are considering, and if you can rush the incense monopoly.

 

[LifeOfBrian]

If you go for Tradition, focus on making sure you hit pop 4 before the tradition opener, if going for authority/progress, I'd go with 1f2p immediately with your 2nd citizen.

I almost always gold-rush the shrine as my 2nd building because getting a shrine 4-5 turns earlier can mean the difference in getting my desired pantheon and getting a (n earlier) religion or not.

 

[Melchizedek]

Depending on when you picked up the cash, it might have been worthwhile to switch production over to shrine for a few turns so you could hurry the monument. Still gets you the shrine on the same turn as if you wait to hurry it, but you get the monument sooner. I agree that 1f 2p makes sense from the 2nd citizen unless you're taking Tradition. With Progress or Authority I think early buildings > early citizens.