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SGL on first tech discovered

paulfish

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Give me some Ideas on how to use this SGL wisely I am thinking the Pyramids.
 

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That would make your Golden Age WAY too early. Try the Great Library or something else instead.

And have you messed around with your SGL list? Because that should be Imhotep.
 
Despite the early golden age I think Pyramids is still best. Might be good to build a couple of warriors first and then complete it before growing to size 3. You will need the extra shields from the golden age for a 4 turn settler factory, but the city needs to grow a bit before this is possible.

If this is at Sid level (or possible Deity) I would build the Great Library though. The library is ridiculous at Sid but unneeded on the lower difficulty levels.
 
You have only one city. Don't spoil your GA by building the Pyramids (and don't use him for scientific GA). Look up all the ancient age wonders and hurry the most expensive.
 
It is not a good idea to start GA so early. Try to use SGL for project that you think is useful, but you don't think that you will finish it before AI.
 
Depending on the difficulty, Id either get the GL or ToA. That way, you dont have to worry about culture flipping. Also, maybe rush a wonder you'll know you'll need desperatly
 
If you wait around too long, you cannot use the SGL to rush a wonder, only a city improvement/unit. So it's either the Pyramids or nothing.

With that being said, I'd say go for the Pyramids. Even though it will be a lousy GA, you still will get the benefit of the free instantaneous graneries without having to invest the building time to actually build the wonder that otherwise would have been spent spitting out settlers.
 
I think, go with a warrior-warrior-warrior-settler start, and rush the Pyramids in the 2nd city. This way, there are at least 2 cities to benefit from the GA, and the 2nd cities gets free border expansion.

Pyramids is definitely the best wonder. By using it to its full advantage -- prioritizing settler and workers (well, and using one town as military factory), you should become strong enough that the GL is useless.

GL would be a good choice if, like bingen already pointed out, you're playing Sid. The GL is also good if you factor it into an overall strategy, like use the saved money to mass upgrade knights and conquer the world; or use the saved money to rush culture and go for 100K culture win.

ToA is the most expensive AA wonder. It does give the best bang for the buck. But Egypt is Religious, and ToA generally isn't a good wonder for Religious civs, because every corrupt little down can whip a temple 10 turns after its founding.
 
SJ Frank said:
GL would be a good choice if, like bingen already pointed out, you're playing Sid.
Somehow I doubt this. He research Pottery in 7 turns with a size 1 city which I doubt is possible on any level except one of the easiest due to increased tech costs.
 
It is on regent I plan on taking the pyramids after I get one settler yes I will waste my GA but I get all free graneries with flood plain around I will expand fast
 
I would trade pottery to the other civs and wait until they've invested a bunch of shields in the Pyramids, then rush the Pyramids to screw the AI.
 
Keshik said:
I would trade pottery to the other civs and wait until they've invested a bunch of shields in the Pyramids, then rush the Pyramids to screw the AI.

hahahahahahaha then they have to invest all those shields in like a granary or walls. bwahahahahahahahahahahaha i love it!
 
ThePrankMonkey said:
hahahahahahaha then they have to invest all those shields in like a granary or walls. bwahahahahahahahahahahaha i love it!
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Hey, watch it..., they might have a second wonder they could fall back on.
 
AnsarKing101 said:
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Hey, watch it..., they might have a second wonder they could fall back on.

yeah like the oracle...but that has an ending so its benefits are more limited than say the pyramids which is good through out the game.
 
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