[SPOILERS] Turning in the widening gyre: Thoth has another go at BTS

[Thoth]

Password is: shaka

Directions....I'm moving the scout in a counter-clockwise circle around the capital. I'll have precise directions once turn 2 rolls and my borders pop.

Just played my second turn of the evening and the scout revealed what may well become my capital:

On the grasshill 1S of the Rice looks damn sexy with only 1/2 it's fat cross revealed.

I'm going to move the scout onto the forested grass hill with the c? sign on turn 3, then southwards. Exact path depends on what I see next turn.

Plans have changed slightly so I'll be good to cover until early Saturday morn. Which is just as well given that I need one more turn in order to give specific directions.

[Mardoc]

Rice + infinite floodplains? I can see why you might want to apply Bureaucracy to that .

Plans have changed slightly so I'll be good to cover until early Saturday morn. Which is just as well given that I need one more turn in order to give specific directions.

Cool. If you want to simply rule with an iron fist, don't feel pressured to give up the reins...I can 'forget' to play if need be.

[Thoth]

Cool. If you want to simply rule with an iron fist, don't feel pressured to give up the reins...I can 'forget' to play if need be.

Thanks. I just need a bit more info from the border pop visibility so I can give exact directions. IIRC, you are map spoiled so I can't just say "move where you think best"

[Thoth]

turn 3 done.

scout moves 1, 7 on turn 4. 3,2 on turn 5. 3,1 on turn 6. After that, probably one more turn towards the SW should clear the fog over that region and it'll be time to head back east to explore south of the capital.

Dot map still in state of flux. Hoping for some non shitty luxury resources.

[Thoth]

I going to guess we're on a doughnut shaped main continent with some resource islands in the centre.

3 south of the capital may be a good second city site. No inner ring food, but I can steal the FPH from the capital to start a work boat here while the borders pop. If I don't need a road for trade connection I'll improve the cows and finish settler at size 3 instead of building a road and finishing settler at size 2. Its 2t slower to build the settler and 3t slower to found second city and requires fishing.

[Mardoc]

Ok, can do. If the turns go fast enough to have the worker complete, he'll start scouting eastward, right?

Ok, seriously, I doubt more than three turns pass by the time you return. So I won't worry about it.

[Thoth]

If the worker completes just hit autoexplore.



Or perhaps start farming the Wheat.

[Thoth]

Quick testing shows a city 3,3,3 of the Capital sets up nicely and provides a solid commerce boost. It does need a road connection but AH/wheel/fishing/mining/bronze gets me bronze eot 39 and pottery with a pair of incoming settler whips t45ish.

[Thoth]

I've signed the scout moves in game.

In the event that the worker finishes, it should begin farming the Wheat.
If AH finishes, Wheel next.

Thanks Mardoc.

[Mardoc]