Got it, aiming to play Wednesday evening pacific time. Plans....
Big question: who do we attack first? The current workers are roading towards Iro but could easily change course to Marrakech. Morocco still on two cities . We have 3 trebs and 1 musket, I can buy 2 more units (think musket/musket, but maybe musket/cannon) in about 5 turns, so I might just get them in position to start the war. 6 units enough? I guess thawk was suggesting more for capitals...
If we attack Iro, I think we annex Onondaga, raze Grand River, leave him Buffalo Creek. (Rome took one of his cities last set)
Although, are the worse warmonger penalties for razing a city opposed to anything else?
+Onondaga has 2 new luxuries
-probably a harder fight, Morocco last in soldiers and Iro cities are packed tight
If we attack Morocco, take Marrakech and leave him Rabat.
+Stonehenge and Colossus both decent captures
+can run the more lucrative sea trade routes with Divinity
+easier fight
-no new lux
I don't think there are any diplo +/- to the choice right now. Rome-morocco friendship no longer, and no one at war or denounced Iro.
Tech: Think we research the Metallurgy line next. Oxford Fertilizer? Or should we oxford something cheaper on the rifling path?
Compass (trade route) might be useful but the spy can steal it so not planning to tech it.
Builds: Cap finishes grand temple -> market +lighthouse (order TBD) -> oxford. Think rest of the cities go workshops after their current ones. After my turnset, we may or may not be able to squeeze in Ironworks before we start capturing cities, but it's not crucial. Similarly I think we let the national epic go.
Gold: I think it is worth pledging protection of Geneva and sending 250 to Geneva for an alliance halfway through my set. (we will win a faith quest soon). More faith, and their Whales will WLTKD 2 cities.
I don't think we can do another research agreement. (the one from Casear will finish this turn). Need to save for courthouses.
Policy & Great People:
prophet on Moscow
bulb the writer soon (think our cpt will decrease after the golden age)
Similar bulb vs settle debate on the next great scientist (due midway through my set).
What policy to take (this turn)? Obviously we want the 'buy industrial units' but if we go straight there I think we get it well before the needed tech (Rifling), and the one on the way (religious tolerance) is useless to us. Theocracy is weak but at least does something in the meantime. I think if we go that route we still finish Piety not-too-far after rifling, but hard to say. (I guess that assume oxford->fertilizer. )
EDIT: I think the general principle from reading civfanatics on conquering:
puppetting sucks now as you still get the tech cost penatly
annex large cities (capitals, and maybe size 8+? maybe can annex a smaller city if it has a new lux?), planning to buy the courthouse
otherwise burn down
+incorporated Yuris point about not alienting the AIs via wiping out civs, at least for the early wars
Big question: who do we attack first? The current workers are roading towards Iro but could easily change course to Marrakech. Morocco still on two cities . We have 3 trebs and 1 musket, I can buy 2 more units (think musket/musket, but maybe musket/cannon) in about 5 turns, so I might just get them in position to start the war. 6 units enough? I guess thawk was suggesting more for capitals...
If we attack Iro, I think we annex Onondaga, raze Grand River, leave him Buffalo Creek. (Rome took one of his cities last set)
Although, are the worse warmonger penalties for razing a city opposed to anything else?
+Onondaga has 2 new luxuries
-probably a harder fight, Morocco last in soldiers and Iro cities are packed tight
If we attack Morocco, take Marrakech and leave him Rabat.
+Stonehenge and Colossus both decent captures
+can run the more lucrative sea trade routes with Divinity
+easier fight
-no new lux
I don't think there are any diplo +/- to the choice right now. Rome-morocco friendship no longer, and no one at war or denounced Iro.
Tech: Think we research the Metallurgy line next. Oxford Fertilizer? Or should we oxford something cheaper on the rifling path?
Compass (trade route) might be useful but the spy can steal it so not planning to tech it.
Builds: Cap finishes grand temple -> market +lighthouse (order TBD) -> oxford. Think rest of the cities go workshops after their current ones. After my turnset, we may or may not be able to squeeze in Ironworks before we start capturing cities, but it's not crucial. Similarly I think we let the national epic go.
Gold: I think it is worth pledging protection of Geneva and sending 250 to Geneva for an alliance halfway through my set. (we will win a faith quest soon). More faith, and their Whales will WLTKD 2 cities.
I don't think we can do another research agreement. (the one from Casear will finish this turn). Need to save for courthouses.
Policy & Great People:
prophet on Moscow
bulb the writer soon (think our cpt will decrease after the golden age)
Similar bulb vs settle debate on the next great scientist (due midway through my set).
What policy to take (this turn)? Obviously we want the 'buy industrial units' but if we go straight there I think we get it well before the needed tech (Rifling), and the one on the way (religious tolerance) is useless to us. Theocracy is weak but at least does something in the meantime. I think if we go that route we still finish Piety not-too-far after rifling, but hard to say. (I guess that assume oxford->fertilizer. )
EDIT: I think the general principle from reading civfanatics on conquering:
puppetting sucks now as you still get the tech cost penatly
annex large cities (capitals, and maybe size 8+? maybe can annex a smaller city if it has a new lux?), planning to buy the courthouse
otherwise burn down
+incorporated Yuris point about not alienting the AIs via wiping out civs, at least for the early wars