Teaser ...

[Rik Meleet]

Here's a teaser:

 

[barbu1977]

Where are those whales I asked for?
Is that BG under that cow?

 

[Crakie]

Great... looks like there will be no iron on our continent, which we will share with the Greeks of course

 

[Mistfit]

Wow that's a location that only a Modded map can offer. I can't even get them that nice using Map Finder! You guys should have fun on that one.

 

[Whomp]

Sweet. Settler factory here we come!!
I see no reason to move from the spot and move worker to the cow.

Does anyone use a spreadsheet for the start?
SirPleb's or Offa's spreadsheet?

 

[Pentium]

I presume every civ has a 4-turn settler factory.

The question is, do they all have gold hills? I think they do, so the research will be quite fast in the AA.

 

[Crakie]

By sharing the wheat and cow between two cities, we should be able to get two settler factories. I have not done the math though (I never do actually, but it seems doable). Is this worth it on a small map? Should we build an early second (third?) worker to accomplish this?

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Resources will be the key.

We'll need to settle up the river and use our agri trait to the max available.

 

[Whomp]

Resources will be the key.

We'll need to settle up the river and use our agri trait to the max available.

I have a pretty good feeling there will be access to resources and luxs unless Rik denied all resources critical to each civ.

I will try to find Offa's "the start" thread and load the spreadsheet Sir Pleb put up(seemed easier than Offa's). We may be able to put a 2nd city in on the flood plain and get a worker factory going too.

O/T I don't know how the team feels about smack talking but I prefer to keep a low profile and talk with our "big stick" when the time comes.

 

[Sir Bugsy]

Just like TR, speak softly and carry a big stick. If we have to go to war, I'd be very happy to play those turns.

 

[Rik Meleet]

Just like TR, speak softly and carry a big stick. If we have to go to war, I'd be very happy to play those turns.

"Aspiring Amateur"

 

[RegentMan]

Just so you know: Wines do not give a food bonus. They give +2 gold instead.

 

[Daghdha]

smack talking? Is that when you're loaded on heroine? Remember the hardest drug available is wine

Good to see teammates with same view on hammering. Usually I wanna do 'em good when I do 'em.

 

[Own]

That start has everything, high food, high gold, high shields, and a lux.

I think our second city should be a two turn worker factory, another settler factory is overkill.

 

[IroquoisPlisken]

I agree. We need to be careful about expanding too quickly. Our human neighbors won't hesitate to attack us if we aren't defended well enough.

 

[Whomp]

OK turn is coming around to us so plant in place and move to cow. Right?

 

[Bede]

Plant in place and work the cow.

If I am goin to be Minister Plenipoteniary then Bugs has to be the Iron(fist)monger.

 

[Crakie]

Yeah, settle on the spot and move to cow. Did you guys see the starting position of team Dougnut? No way we'll get iron without trading

 

[Own]

How do you see the starting positions?

 

[Crakie]

Doughnut posted a turnlog in the main forum, I wasn't sure I was supposed to look at it but I did... and so did Whomp

Anyway, the freakin' HUGE difference in starts can IMHO only be made up for in lack of resources.