This Time for Sure: Mardoc reprises the Lanun

[Mardoc]

We're now size 5, workboat completes in 1 more turn, could grow to size 6 in 3. Do we start the worker right now, anyway? Or grow first?

I think the right answer is still the worker. Growing onto an unimproved tile won't really buy us that much, not compared to an earlier corn farm or Dyes plantation.

[Thoth]

Yeah, worker/worker next will be our strongest play. We should be able to spit them out at about 4 turns each. We'll have a bit of downtime while we get to mining, but a couple of roads towards our next city would be handy.

[Mardoc]

Again, not much newsworthy. More beautiful land revealed, workboat finished EOT, leading the demos...same old same old .





Aside - are the pictures showing up? They're showing up intermittantly for me in the preview; I'm wondering if there's a problem with Dropbox.

[NobleHelium]

Dropbox has been intermittent for me the entire week.

[Thoth]

Pics are showing up for me.

Damn, but that is some seriously tasty looking land.

Who sez Expansive sucks?

[Thoth]

and that "Cove" sign on the landlocked lake is a bit optimistic I think.

AFAIK, WBs can only be built on oceans and lakes with a resource so we won't be able to build a WB to Cove that lake.

(I'd be very happy to be wrong on this one....who wants to test it? )

[Mardoc]

and that "Cove" sign on the landlocked lake is a bit optimistic I think.

AFAIK, WBs can only be built on oceans and lakes with a resource so we won't be able to build a WB to Cove that lake.

(I'd be very happy to be wrong on this one....who wants to test it? )

Unless we plant on the hill 1 SW of it, of course . Not that we should be choosing city sites based only on their potential for lake-coves

[Thoth]

Unless we plant on the hill 1 SW of it, of course . Not that we should be choosing city sites based only on their potential for lake-coves

Hah. I'd missed that.

And the city does fit with our current dot-spam map.

And a 6/2/7 tile (with Lighhouse/Sea Haven) is awfully nice. Plus the city has Pigs and enough hills/lumbermillable Forests to get up to 20h/turn easily....I like it.

Eventually.

[Mardoc]

Believe it or not, I've a turn to play already!

Workboat completed, we're started on a worker. He should be done in 4 turns (because the lake cove will improve just in time).



And...because we've swapped to a commerce configuration at the moment, we're no longer #1 in *every* category. But...I think that GNP lead might make up for it. . And of course things will improve further as the coves mature.

[Mardoc]

And number 2 for the day - nearly just 'press enter', although I'm afraid I have to report the demise of our northern scout.


(killed at EOT when the barbs move). (that's a bonus I never knew about - but we'll know for sure if someone tries Hidden Nationality shenanigans)

Our southern scout found solid peaks - I wonder if they continue N/S or if it's a fluke?