Spoiler: Cut More Crap

[Stapel]

Here's the start. After moving my 3 warriors, no extra bonus was shown. So I settled right away. Next turn, I'll probably use my worker for scouting purposes........

[Stapel]

I founded my 2nd city on the coast in the east. The desert til south west seems a nice spot for city 3.

There is one warrior north east (on a corn tile). He will pop a goody hut next turn.

[Stapel]

So far, the only concern is that I have just one happyness resource.

[Stapel]

Turn 19:

[Stapel]

Originally Posted by Stapel

So far, the only concern is that I have just one happyness resource.

Though I have a dozen tiles (at most) to discover on my peninsula, it looks like I really have one luxury resource. Possibly Barbu has given every player/peninsula just one. In that case, I might have a monopoly on ivory, which is not a bad thing.

As it appears, there are 4 massive desert corridors. This means that conquering the land of a neighbour is quite hard and probably rather useless for a very long time, possibly even to the end. It's gonna be a builder's game. Capitols are pretty far away from each other. In the CtC game, it was clear from the beginning that war between Egypt (me & Plux) and England/Groningen/Straland (Matrix) was inevitable. Not in this game.

So far, I have met 1 neighbour. Plattfuss, as De Gaule, is south of my land. We've agreed on peace until 0AD and thereafter peace with a 10 turn notice.

[Stapel]

Well, I do not have 4 neighbours, but only two. That's quite a difference!

[Stapel]

Having but 2 (land-)neigbours has quite an impact, I think.

My original plan was to use 4 warriors to go in 4 directions, to make sure I would meet all players asap. Now I guess I should simply use 2 of them, and wait a bit longer.

Assuming that every player has only 2 neigbours, it als becomes more appealing to try to conquer a neighbour's land.

I still haven't met someone in the west, though I have crossed the long corridor. My warrior in the south is now heading east.

I have now 3 workers, two cities and one settler. The third settler will found a city on the spot as marked in post 4. I will build another settler, to hook the copper in the northwest.

[barbu1977]

Originally Posted by Stapel

Assuming that every player has only 2 neigbours, it als becomes more appealing to try to conquer a neighbour's land.

This is the reason the map has been tweeked.

[Darkness]

Originally Posted by Stapel

Assuming that every player has only 2 neigbours, it als becomes more appealing to try to conquer a neighbour's land.

Definately. But considering the long distances between the capitals this will probably be quite a bit in the future.

Originally Posted by Stapel

I have now 3 workers, two cities and one settler. The third settler will found a city on the spot as marked in post 4. I will build another settler, to hook the copper in the northwest.

What copper? I don't see it on the map...
What about the spot in the southwest? With the cattle, clams, corn and ivory? That seems the best spot for the third city to me actually.

[Stapel]

Originally Posted by Darkness

Definately. But considering the long distances between the capitals this will probably be quite a bit in the future.

Platfuss' capital is only 4 tiles from the corridor ! The desert tiles south of the cow, marks the middle!

What copper? I don't see it on the map...
What about the spot in the southwest? With the cattle, clams, corn and ivory? That seems the best spot for the third city to me actually.

Sure, the 3rd city WILL be where you suggest. It is the spot as can be seen in the pic in post 4!

Thereafter, my 4th city will be in the NW. I think the pics are from before bronze working. I've altered the pic, now including a brown dot where the (only resource of) copper appeared, and a green dot where I might build the 4th city, depending on some more unveiling of terrain.