Should we settle one the ice island?
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Furiey
No Longer Just Lurking
Or we could block it sufficiently so that the AI wouldn't settle with just 2 cities.
As you say, there's bound to be oil.
As you say, there's bound to be oil.
ybbor
Will not change his avata
if we do, take the forest so we can have the benifits of the whale
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
True, but here is another question. What should we do if there is no Oil in that Island?
Black_Hole
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we would wait to decide once we get refining 
GeZe
elmo knows where you live
Yes, if we don't settle there, the English or Indians will.
Furiey
No Longer Just Lurking
If there's no oil then there's no oil - it's still a spot it's likely to reappear in when it expires somewhere.
No; what good will it do to us? And against what cost ?
A chance of oil, while the chance of oil being present on our continent is XXXX times larger.
If we do, we have to be lucky to find the correct spot for this city blindly, to get it into our first tiles. Else we'd have to build cultural buildings (slow or if cashrushed expensive); thus neglecting defense. And if we are lucky enough to have it within the borders, we are vulnerable to attack. I hope I don't have to explain that defense is either non-existant or too espensive.
A chance of oil, while the chance of oil being present on our continent is XXXX times larger.
If we do, we have to be lucky to find the correct spot for this city blindly, to get it into our first tiles. Else we'd have to build cultural buildings (slow or if cashrushed expensive); thus neglecting defense. And if we are lucky enough to have it within the borders, we are vulnerable to attack. I hope I don't have to explain that defense is either non-existant or too espensive.
truckingpete
On a Stark Trek
Yes and no
Here is why I think...YES
Pretty soon we will own all the continent, might as well take the island. We want to get it before the Other Civs, but we will attack once we get to war with that civ. Also it might have oil. We have 50/50 chance, Oil or no Oil, that is the question.
Here is why I think...NO
The cities that are going to be on there are going to be small. Might be no oil. Slow production, so not many military units. Can be easily attacked....
Those are my reasons....
Truckingpete
Head of Trade
Here is why I think...YES
Pretty soon we will own all the continent, might as well take the island. We want to get it before the Other Civs, but we will attack once we get to war with that civ. Also it might have oil. We have 50/50 chance, Oil or no Oil, that is the question.
Here is why I think...NO
The cities that are going to be on there are going to be small. Might be no oil. Slow production, so not many military units. Can be easily attacked....
Those are my reasons....
Truckingpete
Head of Trade
Strider
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No, by time we rush the needed units, and by time they reached the island, it is likely it will already be settled.
Defense would not be a problem, we are closing in on the cheap riflemen era, and if we wait a turnchat untill we rush them, the cities would have enough defense. The AI is never good at naval attacks, and the most we are likely to see is two calvary/infantry.
Defense would not be a problem, we are closing in on the cheap riflemen era, and if we wait a turnchat untill we rush them, the cities would have enough defense. The AI is never good at naval attacks, and the most we are likely to see is two calvary/infantry.
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