Archery is a bit of a side-track tech that you don't really want early on, but it seems to have worked out okay for us.
In my rush to get to work I didn't mention that dtay has a settler sitting on the grass hill we want to settle next to.
Even if he wants to settle the site we wanted he'll still get it because he's been playing before us, so our only hope is that he's about to put it on his galley and send it somewhere else. 
I guess we're concentrating on blocking Ichabod now! We should be able to fit three more cities SW of France if he gives us five turns.
We need another settler in the east for the plains hill in the river valley, one for the site between Dunkirk and Koniggratz and perhaps another to go south of Cannae and a fourth to go south of Hastings (how foolhardy are we feeling?) then I think we switch to Organised Religion and start pushing forges, markets and libraries... I'd like more cities, but now we need to take them off someone
We could perhaps settle the little spit to the north of Endor, but I'd guess dtay will beat us there too.
In my rush to get to work I didn't mention that dtay has a settler sitting on the grass hill we want to settle next to.
Even if he wants to settle the site we wanted he'll still get it because he's been playing before us, so our only hope is that he's about to put it on his galley and send it somewhere else. I guess we're concentrating on blocking Ichabod now! We should be able to fit three more cities SW of France if he gives us five turns.We need another settler in the east for the plains hill in the river valley, one for the site between Dunkirk and Koniggratz and perhaps another to go south of Cannae and a fourth to go south of Hastings (how foolhardy are we feeling?) then I think we switch to Organised Religion and start pushing forges, markets and libraries... I'd like more cities, but now we need to take them off someone
We could perhaps settle the little spit to the north of Endor, but I'd guess dtay will beat us there too.
Completed: RB Demogame - Gillette, PBEM46, Pitboss 13, Pitboss 18, Pitboss 30, Pitboss 31, Pitboss 38, Pitboss 42, Pitboss 46, Pitboss 52 (Pindicator's game), Pitboss 57
In progress: Rimworld
In progress: Rimworld