Thank you. I considered picking Carthage but without EXP I think I'd come to believe that's a mistake as the Cothon might be 40 hammers to far at the wrong time, and looking at Superdeath, I think he valued Bismarck as well. 60 extra hammers late game isn't an issue in the context of the Ren era and not having to bulb Astro. I'm pleased with this outcome, but let's see what combinations the others can put together. Lewwyn isn't exactly playing a weak option, and is covering what I perceive to be INDs weaknesses with that Mali pick.
And yeah, I looked at that start and just thought HE. 10 tiles to cottage, gotta chop two early on, no real way to guarantee the happiness to work them anyway,I'm just glad RtR has moved away from Academy capitals because this one is junk for that. IND can afford to dump one HE into the capital. Size 9 for 25hpt and size 16 for 40hpt, I think it depends on how much Market happy is around how effective it is going to be. But it's doable.
I'm looking Colossus from T0 though, so there is a plan for MC as the first Classical era tech, but then Currency rush if there are two market happy nearby can also work, and HE if we can find the 10XP unit is also. There are options here, just gotta scout now. I don't want to split that pig off from the capital, stuck at size 5 it's not the greatest production city.
And yeah, I looked at that start and just thought HE. 10 tiles to cottage, gotta chop two early on, no real way to guarantee the happiness to work them anyway,I'm just glad RtR has moved away from Academy capitals because this one is junk for that. IND can afford to dump one HE into the capital. Size 9 for 25hpt and size 16 for 40hpt, I think it depends on how much Market happy is around how effective it is going to be. But it's doable.
I'm looking Colossus from T0 though, so there is a plan for MC as the first Classical era tech, but then Currency rush if there are two market happy nearby can also work, and HE if we can find the 10XP unit is also. There are options here, just gotta scout now. I don't want to split that pig off from the capital, stuck at size 5 it's not the greatest production city.