Leathaface
Emperor
I was playing as Russia and placed down a Lavra as early as possible, as typically you do. This meant I was getting GWAM points very early and thus getting to those great people too.
When I discovered Bronze Working I had no Iron nearby, as happens in at least 66% of games. However I offered a Great Work of Writing to Alexander for his Iron, he gave me his Iron plus 8 GPT. So if you don't mind trading away a Great Work early on, you can very easily get Iron every game.
When I discovered Bronze Working I had no Iron nearby, as happens in at least 66% of games. However I offered a Great Work of Writing to Alexander for his Iron, he gave me his Iron plus 8 GPT. So if you don't mind trading away a Great Work early on, you can very easily get Iron every game.