Eh, finished it. Surprisingly fast. Guess I don't need to wait after 4 pm after all.
Here we go:
4000 BC: We are standing on a hill, with mountains to the north,
gold on a hill to the west, a whale to the east, and grassland to the southwest.
Meanwhile, we're on the coast! Woo-hoo!
INSTANBUL FOUNDED 4000 BC
I start building a Warrior to explore the area, and send the Worker to build a road
to the gold. I also set Map-Making as a tech goal, since we already have Bronze Working
and Masonry and are on the coast.
3950 BC: Worker begins road to Gold. There's more Gold south of what we've seen.
3850 BC: That was fast. Worker finishes road and goes to connect Gold.
3800 BC: Worker begins connecting Gold to Instanbul.
3750 BC: Building.
3700 BC: Building.
3650 BC: Worker finishes road, and proceeds south to connect more Gold.
3600 BC: Worker begins building road again.
3550 BC: Building.
3500 BC: Cultural influence expands! Warrior is built, and is sent north exploring.
3450 BC: Warrior goes to mountain, and sees Wheat up ahead. Instanbul is building Spearman.
Overall, this is an excellent start to our game. Here's the save: