So far I've mostly used Stone Circles and Desert Folklore. Both are pretty situational pantheons but somehow I nearly always had use for them.
Last game my 2nd city was a prime candidate for Petra: Nearly all workable terrain west of the city was desert hills. So anticipating I would expand there quickly, I picked Desert Folklore and shortly after the city was founded I put a holy site right in middle of the desert, giving me +6 faith on that site. A few turns later I managed to pick up Hildegard von Bingen and used her on that holy site, giving me +6 science there as well.
Granted: This was pretty much a perfect scenario for a situational pantheon - but I find that a lot of those situational ones are actually quite easy to take advantage of in almost all my games. Deserts aren't that hard to find and stone is one of the most common resources in the game.
S.
Last game my 2nd city was a prime candidate for Petra: Nearly all workable terrain west of the city was desert hills. So anticipating I would expand there quickly, I picked Desert Folklore and shortly after the city was founded I put a holy site right in middle of the desert, giving me +6 faith on that site. A few turns later I managed to pick up Hildegard von Bingen and used her on that holy site, giving me +6 science there as well.
Granted: This was pretty much a perfect scenario for a situational pantheon - but I find that a lot of those situational ones are actually quite easy to take advantage of in almost all my games. Deserts aren't that hard to find and stone is one of the most common resources in the game.
S.