OK, thanks. 

Nice first set Undecided.
Hope you get caught up reading MP.
Roster:
Mad Professor - UP
The-Hawk - On Deck
zamint3
Cactus Pete
Htadus
leif
Undecided - just played
Done, i will update my test saves with the new infos as soon as possible.
Well, we know we want the gem city. Thinking BW should come in about 10 or 11 turns with the Gold Hill mined.Don't think we should settle another city until BW is in, and we know abour copper.
If copper is near gems, that would influence location of gem city. If copper shows up elsewhere, then we need to discuss, because it's questionable whether we want to whip the capital and lose the use of those improved tiles.Well, we know we want the gem city. Thinking BW should come in about 10 or 11 turns with the Gold Hill mined.
With BW, we can whip another Settler and our Capital will be size 5, couldn't we get the gem city built and, if need be, whip another settler to grab the copper?
OK, makes sense. Then one of the issues in testing is balancing the arrival of BW and the next Settler.If copper is near gems, that would influence location of gem city. If copper shows up elsewhere, then we need to discuss, because it's questionable whether we want to whip the capital and lose the use of those improved tiles.
Kind of thinking that, unless this map winds around on itself, we're going to need a navy to transport troops. Seems like a coastal city would provide us an opportunity to have a shipyard close to that coast to the west?About the settling places.
Between 1 and 2, I would choose neither and settle below 2/east of 1 and lose coast and make it a strong hammer city. Granted it is blasphamy to settle far from food that is only accessible after culture expantion and will have a weak coast tile. But just another way of looking at it.
You could be right about this one. Too bad it isn't a plains hill...Should we not settle city 4 on the hill tile you wrote the #4 leif? We could use the defence abainst the bowman/or other units.