Random standard settings, Immortal, playing India (starts without
Technologies)...
...no Huts, no Events...
...Masonry (The Pyramids) >> Meditation >> Priesthood >> Writing >> Alphabet...
...1st City, Settler first...
...2880BC Writing research; Settler ready; 1st City: (Fast) Worker; 2nd City: Settler...
...2280BC Alphabet research; (Fast) Worker ready; 1st City: The Pyramids...
...2nd City: from Settler to Warrior, Warrior, Settler...
...2nd City: 2 Warrior + Settler ready, next another Settler*; 3rd City: Barracks*.
*(I could also build another (Fast) Worker, a Library, or a Warrior...).
I've been playing without working a single 3
tile until now (I am from now in the 3rd city).
And so far (turn 65 1400BC):
- 15
/turn;
- 4 turn away from Alphabet (Augustus Caesar is 5 away from Pottery);
- 18 turns away from The Pyramids;
- 3 cities.
Single session, first attempt, played the first map generated, no cheat, no reload. I'm ready to play the same opening on every other random map with any other leader and I believe the result will be about the same.
Start Game Save and 1400BC Game Save attached.
I don't even know if this is a good or bad start on Immortal standards*; and I'm not claiming it is a worth strategy: I simply think it has some logic.
*(and I'd like someone play 65 turn on the same map adopting another strategy to compare).
Greetings.
yatta.