Stone or Marble?
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sylvanllewelyn
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Short answer is stone, even though I build marble wonders much more frequently than stone wonders.
Marble wonders tend to be more generalist: Oracle, Great Library, national/heroic epic, Taj Mahal. They're useful if you get them, doesn't matter if you don't, and doesn't define a strategy. I don't build all of the above, but I do end up building at least one.
Stone wonders are expensive, and more niche, but also more potentially game-breaking or game-changing. Unfortunately, because they are game-changing, the AI will often complete them first with their bonuses. If I happen to have stone, I would definitely build one of those wonders and shape my strategy for one of those amazing world wonders.
Is it also a co-incidence that many of the voted 7 wonders on 07/07/07 are stone wonders? I think not. Stone as an architectural material has a unique feeling that nothing else could reproduce.
The Great Wall is a great example, but for a different reason. I don't shun from barbarian activity at high levels, because I see them as "free exp", with the notable exception of the stupid stack-of-archer event. Also, a great spy at higher levels means you can steal tech and really come back.
Marble wonders tend to be more generalist: Oracle, Great Library, national/heroic epic, Taj Mahal. They're useful if you get them, doesn't matter if you don't, and doesn't define a strategy. I don't build all of the above, but I do end up building at least one.
Stone wonders are expensive, and more niche, but also more potentially game-breaking or game-changing. Unfortunately, because they are game-changing, the AI will often complete them first with their bonuses. If I happen to have stone, I would definitely build one of those wonders and shape my strategy for one of those amazing world wonders.
Is it also a co-incidence that many of the voted 7 wonders on 07/07/07 are stone wonders? I think not. Stone as an architectural material has a unique feeling that nothing else could reproduce.
The Great Wall is a great example, but for a different reason. I don't shun from barbarian activity at high levels, because I see them as "free exp", with the notable exception of the stupid stack-of-archer event. Also, a great spy at higher levels means you can steal tech and really come back.
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I would choose stone.
I just played an emperor level wonder economy game as Rammesses with stone nearby...and i completely own the game after building the statue of liberty and oxford...stone is great in getting the early, high production wonders out. Marble also tends to be in the tundra and snow more.
I just played an emperor level wonder economy game as Rammesses with stone nearby...and i completely own the game after building the statue of liberty and oxford...stone is great in getting the early, high production wonders out. Marble also tends to be in the tundra and snow more.
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Stone.
It's a hard debate early on, and which I'd rather have then often depends on the leader.
Marble practically obsoletes after literature. It enjoys a brief comeback with nationalism and that's it.
Stone allows Sankore, Spiral Minaret, Kremlin, West Point, etc. as later wonders.
It's a hard debate early on, and which I'd rather have then often depends on the leader.
Marble practically obsoletes after literature. It enjoys a brief comeback with nationalism and that's it.
Stone allows Sankore, Spiral Minaret, Kremlin, West Point, etc. as later wonders.
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