Third City, anyone?

[Stuck_as_a_Mac]

Within the possible 15 turns I'll be playing on Friday, we WILL have a third settler pop up. I'd hate to end the chat because we don't have an inkling of where to put it. We know a bit about the area surrounding us. However, we still have too much fog surrounding us. This is a 5CC. Remember that.

Load the save up people. We need to come up with a location so we can put these stables down by the end of the chat.

SaaM

PS- North, anyone?

 

[Civlord]

I agree with you. Perhaps that city can be founded North, near the sugar and the gold.

 

[TimBentley]

Here's some ideas. I would prefer pink, then blue (yes, there's overlap, but I'd prefer superior tiles)

 

[RegentMan]

Both the pink and blue dots look like great spots. Decisions, decisions...

 

[MeteorPunch]

pink dot all the way! i can't see all the coast and SE land to be certain about that area, but the pink dot is definitely good

...and pink dots always have mystical powers

 

[GenMarshall]

Perhaps on that red dot that is sandwiched between the sugar and the fish should be a good site to build on.

 

[Icmancin]

I agree with CivGeneral. The Red Dot gives us a coastal holding as well as two bonus resources that could bump up the population. Plus it isn't too far away from home.

 

[MeteorPunch]

sorry, but the blue dot is waaaaay better than either red dot.

 

[greekguy]

As the Mayor of The Augean Stables I would like to have the pink dot be the city site. I think the top red dot would be better suited for City #4.

 

[Stuck_as_a_Mac]

I agree with the king of the stable boys. Pink was what I was thinking too.

Leave that crazy governor of city 4 to deal with the harbor city...

SaaM (should I thorw this up to a quickpoll or can someone else grab that as I scour the internet for college aplications?)

 

[Stuck_as_a_Mac]

edit: 2 things
1) does the mystical pink dot get us the river? if not, we get both of those golds, right?
2) no to the blue. theres OVERLAP. this is a 5CC. we cannot afford ANY overlap.

 

[vikingruler]

I think the blue dot is good but the pink has better land. Our mentally unstable governor of city #4 can have a costal city. of course the pink dot is close to rome and france so we could be risking the city by building that close. I mean we can build our 4th or 5th city there, once we get a real army with some hoplites, archers, etc...

 

[admiral-bell]

pink, Styx should be on the sea

 

[TimBentley]

edit: 2 things
1) does the mystical pink dot get us the river? if not, we get both of those golds, right?

Yes, it is on the river.

 

[greekguy]

edit: 2 things
if not, we get both of those golds, right?

i'm not sure, but my guess would be we only get the gold on the mountain, not the southern hill.

 

[Furiey]

Here's a pic with a city in the position of the Pink Dot. I does get both gold.

Pink Dot City Location

 

[Stuck_as_a_Mac]

now thats a potential city location. river, both golds.
any clue as to how we could calibrate the potential sheild output?

 

[Furiey]

If we do that we could be accused of number crunching.

 

[RegentMan]

Here's my idea of our big five.

Hunter green dot is city number three.

Peach orange dot is city number four.

Communist red dot is city number five.

Thoughts?

 

[Stuck_as_a_Mac]

Problems with both.
Comrade Red could go one square NE to remove the 1 tiles worth of overlap. Orange should wait before we lay out a tile as we still have more coast to explore. That, and I dislike the overlap. (Did I mention I dont like overlapping?)

also- @greekguy: worker instructions and more than just a hoplite. I'm doing more than 15 turns here.