Hmmm. Yes. I'll hold off until we can discuss this a bit.
So let's talk economy and defense. I do think we should pump out a worker quickly to connect our cities. One of the primary benefits of being the defender is that you can use your own roads to mobilize defense. But that's just if those roads exist.
Also, I think our economy will come to a standstill if we just pump out units to take Athens. We can't see all of the tiles in his cities, and with two cities, it seems fairly likely that Alex will have Copper or Iron by the time we get to him, even if we get a road all the way down there to expedite our troops.
Is this stifled economy okay? What about getting one more city ready just as IW comes in. We can use it to grab Iron, generate commerce, or build troops depending on what's needed.
City plans:
London: I think we want to avoid whipping London as much as possible. It has some pretty good tiles to work, and can have more if we get some cottages and/or hill mines going. I think it should be a hybrid based on what we need. Until we have a reasonable defense force and network, I think it should pump troops. Once we feel secure, I think it should generate mostly commerce.
York: At size 3, York can work plains cows, plains horses and a plains hill mine. This will stagnate its growth, but it will have something like 12hpt which is what it's designed for. I think it should just pump troops with no whipping.
Third city: I suggest we have this ready to go just as we discover IW. We can grab Iron if needed. At worst, we will be able to clear jungle and can plant it so that it can work a gold mine 2SE of London and pay for itself while we clear the jungle for it to become a commerce city. If we wait until we get IW, we won't need to worry about maintenance costs dragging down our research rate since IW is the last tech we'll need before our initial assault.
D) and ideas regarding future direction occasionally.
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