I agree with
@Fippy that we should delete 2 warriors.
Let's assume we are going for the Oracle. I calculated that we need 2 BFC chops and 2 outside BFC.
t74 Both workers road the forest they are standing on right now. Moving onto the 2 BFC forests takes a turn anyway and this way we can synchronize the worker moves.
Worker 1:
t75 moves S and SW and starts chopping forest 1.
t77 moves SW onto forest 3.
t78 starts chopping.
t80 finishes chopping forest 3 (24

).
t81 walks back to forest 1 and finishes chopping (30

).
Worker 2:
t75 moves S and S and starts chopping forest 2.
t77 moves S onto forest 4.
t78 starts chopping.
t80 finishes chopping forest 4 (24

).
t81 walks back to forest 2 and finishes chopping (30

).
Total is 108

.
Somehow we need to find 42

to finish the Oracle.
This is how:
t73 Madrid 27/34 starts on Aqueduct 0/100 working wheat, 2 gold, 2 cows, 2 farms giving +4

and 22

(7

overflow + 15

).
t74 31/34 and 22/100. +4

and 15

.
t75 Madrid size 8 18/36 working wheat, 2 gold, 2 cows, 1 farm and 2 scientists giving -1

and 15

. Aqueduct 37/100.
t76 17/36 and 52/100.
t77 16/36 and 67/100.
On t78 Either Great Scientist or Great Engineer is born.
Option 1: Great Scientist for an Academy.
t78 15/36 and 82/100. Madrid is working wheat , 2 gold, 2 cows, 2 farms and 1 plains forest 1

2

giving +3

and 17

.
t79 18/36 and 99/100. Madrid is working wheat, 2 gold, 2 cows, copper, 1 grassland forest 2

1

and 1 plains forest 1

2

giving +1

and 22

.
t80 19/36 and Aqueduct finished with 21

overflow. We're halfway there.
It's time for
anarchy for the Rep switch.
t81 Madrid still at 19/36 and 108+21=129

ready for the Oracle. Now working wheat, 2 gold, 2 cows, copper, 1 farm and 1 plains forest giving +2

and 21

.
t82 21/36 and Oracle finished!
Option 2: Great Engineer settled (3

added to base production and 3

base).
If we do nothing else compared to option 1 we would get 20

towards the Aqueduct.
Not good!
What are our options?
a. Delay settling for one turn (3

+ 3

base "lost")
b. Settle and stop working 1 cow and hire 1 scientist (3

+ 3

"lost" and 3

base+ 6

production "gained")
c. Settle and stop working 1 gold and hire 1 scientist (3

+ 4

base "lost" and 6

production "gained")
d. Settle and stop working wheat and plains forest and hire 2 scientists (3

+ 5

"lost" and 6

base + 12

production "gained")
I will only consider option a. for now. All of them are equally possible and up for debate.
2a:
t78 15/36 and 82/100. Madrid is working wheat , 2 gold, 2 cows, 2 farms and 1 plains forest 1

2

giving +3

and 17

.
t79 18/36 and 99/100. Settling Great Engineer now. Madrid is working wheat, 2 gold, 2 cows, 2 farms and copper giving +4

and 22

.
t80 22/36 and Aqueduct finished with 21

overflow.
It's time for
anarchy for the Rep switch.
t81 Madrid still at 22/36 and 108+21=129

ready for the Oracle. Still working wheat, 2 gold, 2 cows, 2 farms and copper giving +4

and 22

.
t82 26/36 and Oracle finished!
For all of this to work we need Polytheism and/or Meditation in a trade.
At the moment we can trade Math for Sailing and Polytheism with Sury. Priesthood will then be teched on t76. Plenty of research time.
Should the Oracle gambit fail while we are in anarchy we can use the already chopped

for the Hanging Gardens and leave the BFC forests pre-chopped.
In short:
I think we should try the Oracle route and research Aesthetics and Literature after Priesthood. At worst we only lose 3 turns of research towards Aesthetics.
One question though. When we switch civics, is Slavery needed?