We need the faith starting to flow fast. Depending on our neighbours we can't wait to long to get our units (which require a religion to take). I don't know if the AI likes to take the Holy Warrior believe but our game would end right there if one takes it from us.
I would still build monument first but have no problem to take the tradition opener (it speeds up culture generation). We can later take the free monuments for the cities 2-4 and get a free amphi in the cap. But we should not delay piety for too long (halfprize shrines are good and temples that generate income are useful too).
The floodplains are great sites to settle Great Prophets on them.
Pottery-> calendar-> mining and using the woods on our luxuries to speed up a Hengebuild might be possible.
Moving 1NW loses the silk from 2nd ring.
I would still build monument first but have no problem to take the tradition opener (it speeds up culture generation). We can later take the free monuments for the cities 2-4 and get a free amphi in the cap. But we should not delay piety for too long (halfprize shrines are good and temples that generate income are useful too).
The floodplains are great sites to settle Great Prophets on them.
Pottery-> calendar-> mining and using the woods on our luxuries to speed up a Hengebuild might be possible.
Moving 1NW loses the silk from 2nd ring.