So it seems like
1. Team Orgynized used their Great Prophet from Stonehenge to bulb Theology instead of the Hindu shrine?
2. Asterix researched Code of Laws, so he's up Calendar and Code of Laws on us.
And since Orgynized has Theology, it looks like they're aiming to build The Apostolic Palace. But what I'm a little worried about is if they're going to make Christianity the state religion (note: this is the religion that was founded via Theology, and is just coincidence that it corresponds to the real tech in a no-choose religion game) instead of Hinduism. What would happen in that case? Would we have to worry if they spread Christianity to one of our cities? They finally converted to Hinduism, by the way … which doesn't make sense to me, since it means they failed to take advantage of the +1 happiness in cities. ???
Just a little concerned since the AP might be used to make us do stuff we wouldn't otherwise want to do. But overall, if they're spending production on religion, that should only increase our food and production advantage since we're focusing on pure expansion/research now (but unfortunately we must invest in military, as well).
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Other comments on the game:
1. I think we should definitely convert to Hinduism at some point, especially since we'll get a second city with the religion in 7 turns. The question is, when? It looks like Washington could actually use the extra happiness right now. And I think we want to convert before turn 102 so that we don't essentially waste a turn of the silk that SutOxy are giving us. I think Moai can still be done (or at least it'll be almost done) by then. We could theoretically convert now (t98)…we also have a settler moving right now so anarchy wouldn't affect the city founding date...
2. When do you think we should resume Great Scientist production in Carnegie Mellon and UC Berkeley? I know right now we need wealth but getting a second Great Person soon is also important, and the timing of an Engineer/Scientist could coincide well with either a Classical/Medieval wonder or a bulb towards the Liberalism tech path. (Not that I think Liberalism is a high priority for us, though.)
3. 10th city, Georgia Tech, and 11th city is Caltech. As I said before I suggest founding them (1) west of Berkeley so we can make use of cottages there ASAP, and also (2) to share the gold so that we can compete with Orgynized culture to get the sheep. We'll need to migrate some workers over to the west, if you haven't done so already.
4. Carnegie Mellon still needs 2 grasslands cottaged. Any idea when those could happen?
5. Glad to see UT Austin is building wealth; the city doesn't really need a market right now, and we'll get to share the mines soon once UWashington starts working coastal tiles. Uwashington is also a candidate to build wealth once it finishes the Moai Statues.
6. Should we be concerned about our low imports/exports?
7. Are there workers cottaging the remaining riverside grassland in UTAustin/Princeton area? (They'd need to chop for Princeton, though --- might net us another worker or two.)
I have to say, I've never seen a game where the hemispheres are so different. Here, all the northern civilizations are grabbing the rewards (wonders, cities, Great People, religion, etc.).
I wonder what will happen in the south, where there's still a ton of land to settle.
1. Team Orgynized used their Great Prophet from Stonehenge to bulb Theology instead of the Hindu shrine?
2. Asterix researched Code of Laws, so he's up Calendar and Code of Laws on us.
And since Orgynized has Theology, it looks like they're aiming to build The Apostolic Palace. But what I'm a little worried about is if they're going to make Christianity the state religion (note: this is the religion that was founded via Theology, and is just coincidence that it corresponds to the real tech in a no-choose religion game) instead of Hinduism. What would happen in that case? Would we have to worry if they spread Christianity to one of our cities? They finally converted to Hinduism, by the way … which doesn't make sense to me, since it means they failed to take advantage of the +1 happiness in cities. ???
Just a little concerned since the AP might be used to make us do stuff we wouldn't otherwise want to do. But overall, if they're spending production on religion, that should only increase our food and production advantage since we're focusing on pure expansion/research now (but unfortunately we must invest in military, as well).
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Other comments on the game:
1. I think we should definitely convert to Hinduism at some point, especially since we'll get a second city with the religion in 7 turns. The question is, when? It looks like Washington could actually use the extra happiness right now. And I think we want to convert before turn 102 so that we don't essentially waste a turn of the silk that SutOxy are giving us. I think Moai can still be done (or at least it'll be almost done) by then. We could theoretically convert now (t98)…we also have a settler moving right now so anarchy wouldn't affect the city founding date...
2. When do you think we should resume Great Scientist production in Carnegie Mellon and UC Berkeley? I know right now we need wealth but getting a second Great Person soon is also important, and the timing of an Engineer/Scientist could coincide well with either a Classical/Medieval wonder or a bulb towards the Liberalism tech path. (Not that I think Liberalism is a high priority for us, though.)
3. 10th city, Georgia Tech, and 11th city is Caltech. As I said before I suggest founding them (1) west of Berkeley so we can make use of cottages there ASAP, and also (2) to share the gold so that we can compete with Orgynized culture to get the sheep. We'll need to migrate some workers over to the west, if you haven't done so already.
4. Carnegie Mellon still needs 2 grasslands cottaged. Any idea when those could happen?
5. Glad to see UT Austin is building wealth; the city doesn't really need a market right now, and we'll get to share the mines soon once UWashington starts working coastal tiles. Uwashington is also a candidate to build wealth once it finishes the Moai Statues.
6. Should we be concerned about our low imports/exports?
7. Are there workers cottaging the remaining riverside grassland in UTAustin/Princeton area? (They'd need to chop for Princeton, though --- might net us another worker or two.)
I have to say, I've never seen a game where the hemispheres are so different. Here, all the northern civilizations are grabbing the rewards (wonders, cities, Great People, religion, etc.).
I wonder what will happen in the south, where there's still a ton of land to settle.