Compromise
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Going for Ironworking right after Sailing is definitely worth considering. It's certainly faster than waiting until after pottery and writing. And there are at least a couple spots within our first three cities' cultural borders where iron could still quite usefully appear for us.
On the other hand, pottery would come in right around when the pyramids finish, thus setting up an immediate granary. That effectively makes 1F go from ~1H to ~1.5H, and we have a lot of food there.
It's even possible for us to go for Ironworking before Sailing. It should finish right around when the pyramids do. We'll lose some commerce because of lack of trade routes, but our workers will be able to chop jungle immediately upon completing the pyramids. Otherwise it'll be a 12T wait or something (though they could build roads to the gems mine in the mean time.
(I think I still lean toward Sailing first though.)
When we get close to the end of the pyramids, and it becomes apparent that another chop won't accelerate them, we could start the road to the St Pete gem mine.
Let's plan to stop after sailing (assuming that's next) to see where we're at.
On the other hand, pottery would come in right around when the pyramids finish, thus setting up an immediate granary. That effectively makes 1F go from ~1H to ~1.5H, and we have a lot of food there.
It's even possible for us to go for Ironworking before Sailing. It should finish right around when the pyramids do. We'll lose some commerce because of lack of trade routes, but our workers will be able to chop jungle immediately upon completing the pyramids. Otherwise it'll be a 12T wait or something (though they could build roads to the gems mine in the mean time.
(I think I still lean toward Sailing first though.)
When we get close to the end of the pyramids, and it becomes apparent that another chop won't accelerate them, we could start the road to the St Pete gem mine.
Let's plan to stop after sailing (assuming that's next) to see where we're at.