Regarding the choice between IW and swordsmen or HBR and horsemen.
We have no guarantee that we will have iron (but I would be surprised if the mapmakers were that cruel), and then researching IW that the AI most probably will have doesnt help us + has no trade value.
Valuable beakers/gold could be wasted. (And we will need to trade for HBR)
I am not saying that we should opt for horsemen, since we got horses, but darn it would be beat if we dont have iron.
My guess is we will be ok anyway
We have no guarantee that we will have iron (but I would be surprised if the mapmakers were that cruel), and then researching IW that the AI most probably will have doesnt help us + has no trade value.
Valuable beakers/gold could be wasted. (And we will need to trade for HBR)
I am not saying that we should opt for horsemen, since we got horses, but darn it would be beat if we dont have iron.
My guess is we will be ok anyway
