****Spoiler*****GeorgeOP losing to BCLG

[GeorgeOP]

Turns haven't been coming very fast. We both go through patches of no cIV.

I finished the barracks the same turn I learned Archery, so my next build is a skirmisher. I think I'll do: Skirmisher, Worker, Skirmisher, Settler, Skirmishers


I'm thinking about where to settle the second city. Should I put it on the Copper? I can then grab all the resources and don't have to worry about him pilliaging my copper. Mine the hills and farm everything, and I think it could be a pretty good city. What do you guys think?

 

[robboo]

placing it on copper is interesting since you wont have to defend it.
wish i would have used that...in my game with BC.

 

[Robi D]

Its a good spot. From memory i think putting a city on the copper its becomes automatically mined and connected but you lose the extra production, but i'm not sure

 

[robboo]

robi..100% correct...

 

[Robi D]

hmm since your first city doesn't have big production and without the copper the second city wouldn't big either, it might be better to put the city 1 tile east of the copper. You lose the pigs that way but then you can always get them with a third city

 

[GeorgeOP]

Hmm, he must have come from the NorthWest, not the NorthEast.


Does that change where I should put the city?

 

[robboo]

nope..building towards him is good..it allows you to use teh forward cities to get troops closer to the front.

 

[Robi D]

It does seem counter intuitive but the rule is to build towards them, that way your denying them land when get land yourself

 

[GeorgeOP]

put the city 1 tile east of the copper. You lose the pigs that way but then you can always get them with a third city

I meant change from this. That's still a great area for a city, no matter where his cities are. When I thought he was NE, the pigs would be on my side of the continental divide. Now I'll be leaving it on his side. I was just wondering if you thought I should move the city W and closer to his lands.

 

[Robi D]

If you put it 1 tile west of the copper on the plains that would be a good spot. It leaves the copper behind the city and is blocked by the lake to the south. It also means you can get the copper and pigs without a border expansion. Also keep building your skirmishers, from all the games i've seen BC likes to get aggressive early

 

[robboo]

I second that on BC getting agreesive early..sometimes to his own detriment. HE sacrifices tech for military