Heeey,
I think you made a right choice. I was earlier going to suggest that due to nature of the game you should just pick the pair that seems the most fun to you and maybe after that start thinking competitively. However, as I've already expressed, my opinion is that in reality the game is more fun when one is doing well and has as many options as possible --> In the end one should just be dull, pick the strongest pairing and also put some effort into micro so that one stays relevant.
Regarding the above, when I look at the start it seems clear that worker techs will be a real bottleneck and thus Agri/Wheel has actually a lot of value. And there is also a clear synergy between Egypt and sheep start, which I like. I fear that you don't get a chance to utilize the obelisk, but who knows, it's always possible that other civs delay religion techs as well.
I typically consider SPI really fun and you also know how to make real use of it, but this being no RtR, the trait is significantly weaker and I don't miss it that much. Not having a real early trait hurts, but I think that it is acceptable because:
PHI is also a trait that suits you as you are typically a bigger great person enthusiast than me. Try to have a first version of GP strategy in place already at ~ t30-40 (not a GP micro plan though!). In previous games I have always felt that we should have really thought about it a couple of turns earlier and accepted slightly bigger sacrifices in order to get the first academy (or GA) faster.
I guess my hypothesis for a general strategy in this game would be:
Alternatively use war chariots to kill someone and have fun in that way
I'm currently working ~80 hours per week with no end in sight so I'm no real use.. Of course mail me if something. Have fun guys!
I think you made a right choice. I was earlier going to suggest that due to nature of the game you should just pick the pair that seems the most fun to you and maybe after that start thinking competitively. However, as I've already expressed, my opinion is that in reality the game is more fun when one is doing well and has as many options as possible --> In the end one should just be dull, pick the strongest pairing and also put some effort into micro so that one stays relevant.
Regarding the above, when I look at the start it seems clear that worker techs will be a real bottleneck and thus Agri/Wheel has actually a lot of value. And there is also a clear synergy between Egypt and sheep start, which I like. I fear that you don't get a chance to utilize the obelisk, but who knows, it's always possible that other civs delay religion techs as well.
I typically consider SPI really fun and you also know how to make real use of it, but this being no RtR, the trait is significantly weaker and I don't miss it that much. Not having a real early trait hurts, but I think that it is acceptable because:
- If the map is tight, you have tools in form of war chariots to somehow deal with the situation
- If the map is spacious, IMP/EXP have less value as commerce/maintenance becomes the bottle neck of expansion and ORG (and PHI) will be useful during the extremely important late expansion phase.
PHI is also a trait that suits you as you are typically a bigger great person enthusiast than me. Try to have a first version of GP strategy in place already at ~ t30-40 (not a GP micro plan though!). In previous games I have always felt that we should have really thought about it a couple of turns earlier and accepted slightly bigger sacrifices in order to get the first academy (or GA) faster.
I guess my hypothesis for a general strategy in this game would be:
- Brutally optimize early speed at all costs with the first 3-4 cities
- Start playing greedy and establish advantageous borders with the help of War Chariots
- Enjoy ORG and be the first civ to 15 cities
- Kill the weakest neighbor and be cheesy with PHI in the mid-game
- Profit
Alternatively use war chariots to kill someone and have fun in that way
I'm currently working ~80 hours per week with no end in sight so I'm no real use.. Of course mail me if something. Have fun guys!