Also worth noting; with a huge map we can draft 5 times per turn, as opposed to the usual 3 (normal size). That's a buff to France. Also a buff to spiritual to be fair, it makes us less inclined to stay in it permanently.
I'll probably run some sims skipping hunting+AH this evening and see where we can fit in granaries. I think we can build a huge advantage compared to our opposition by getting them early and skipping some techs. I'll use 2nd city 1sw of ivory as a baseline, but with the sheep down to 4F1C it's not essential to share it. We could put the city anywhere with wheat in 1st ring.
I'll probably run some sims skipping hunting+AH this evening and see where we can fit in granaries. I think we can build a huge advantage compared to our opposition by getting them early and skipping some techs. I'll use 2nd city 1sw of ivory as a baseline, but with the sheep down to 4F1C it's not essential to share it. We could put the city anywhere with wheat in 1st ring.