I'm still refining my early game, but the one thing I still haven't figured out is what to spend my early money on. I mean, obviously you need the money early to upgrade a few slingers to archers, or maybe if barbs or a neighbour declares on you early and you need to rush a warrior/slinger/archer for last minute defense.
But there's always some games where you get that early envoy into a commercial city-state, or you just happen to be working cocoa or diamonds early, or you can sell an early resource to get a quick 5 gpt from a neighbour. In those games, what's the best strategy for using the money? I find I often forget about it, and then see that I have 400 gold sitting there, which tells me I should have bought something earlier.
When I do remember, most of the time I either use it to buy an early builder or monument, but am not sure if those are the best things. Should I think about buying an early water mill for the eureka? Or a unit to make an invasion go faster? Or does it really just depend on the game, and I should simply use it for whatever I want to build but don't want to wait for?
But there's always some games where you get that early envoy into a commercial city-state, or you just happen to be working cocoa or diamonds early, or you can sell an early resource to get a quick 5 gpt from a neighbour. In those games, what's the best strategy for using the money? I find I often forget about it, and then see that I have 400 gold sitting there, which tells me I should have bought something earlier.
When I do remember, most of the time I either use it to buy an early builder or monument, but am not sure if those are the best things. Should I think about buying an early water mill for the eureka? Or a unit to make an invasion go faster? Or does it really just depend on the game, and I should simply use it for whatever I want to build but don't want to wait for?