[PB61 Spoilers] JesseL's First PB Game

[Charriu]

You are playing without barbarian ships (and cities) and for the trade routes you need open borders from writing.

[JesseL]

Well that helps. I meant internal trade routes.

[Dp101]

Why the monument in the capital? Do you need the charismatic happiness immediately, is there some particular tile configuration that the 1 additional working pop would let you achieve?

[JesseL]

I like reaching my max pop before I start mass producing settlers. I should be able to work all my resource tiles with the rest of the pop on mines and hills.

[Charriu]

When do you expect to settle your second city?

[JesseL]

The first barbarian sighted. My capital will 4 turn a settler and settle to the east. The borders of my capital will expand in 4 turns and my extra workboat is nearby so the new city can work the improved seafood immediately. Horses have been sighted to the southwest.

[JesseL]

Rome discovered. My next settler is finishing in 2 turns and will be settled to the west.

[JesseL]

City 3 founded, the next settler is going southwest to make sure I get that spot before India. Bronze working is being researched next, then masonry, writing, and iron working. So far the only barbarians have been 1 warrior and my archers dealt with that easily.

[JesseL]

Power graphs. Both of my opponents have bronze working and I do not yet.

[JesseL]

Rome is about to settle a city site I was going to settle. I sent Rome a demand for their only copper. Hopefully they will understand that settling there means war. I have 2 archers that can attack the axeman in 2 turns. Not sure if it is enough, but hopefully Rome will back off.