Polynesia: some tips

[phillipwyllie]

...What's the best use for Moai? I think it's the trickiest part, the first poster doesn't even build them until the cities have grown a lot.. interesting strategy...

Even though I've suggested build them on-mass after Refrigeration it's probably best to build some early and increase as time goes on(if you can ally some maritime CS for instance).

...It's hard to choose how many of them to build...

At least 3 cities. Currently I'm running a 2 city "empire" where I spent some gold on a CS with coal, and rush bought 2 factories only to realize I need 3 factories to get my ideology......also I'm not the cultural powerhouse I'd would like to be. 4 would probably be ideal if you can either build or control Petra and the Colossus wonders, and snag Notre Dame.

...Does the tourism bonus make them a lot more useful than in vanilla?...

Most certainly, it's the reason I started this thread. With Polynesia you can totally neglect culture/tourism until you win the World Fair, and have researched Refrigeration. Leaving you to concentrate on other things.