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If we do go Lanun, the only reason will be for Pirate ports early teching ability. Stuff like Raider horses, EXP or ADA Falamar or even FIN Hannah are nice bonuses but nothing we couldn't get from the two civs we already have. They're more practical in the sense that we know we can definitely benefit from the tech boost whereas we may not make be relevant late for the Amurites to matter. Also the only other teching civs picked so far are the 2 dwarves and Sandalphon, we could easily sail ahead in tech with Lanun and Kurio's.
That said, the Lanun need fishing, which the other civs have no business going near early, and also need coastline which isn't guaranteed. With Cardith and Varn, Amurites are going to be less vulnerable early then they usually are, although the number of civs that have been picked that can rush doesn't help. Once we make it to Tier 3 units, we have a number of tricks to ensure our safety and from there Amurites will just keep getting better.
I probably still favor the Amurites, although I will admit part of that is because Amurites have more late game toys to play around with that quite likely won't make a relevant impact.
BTW, Financial is not top tier. Fast markets are nice but moneychangers dont matter a lot. +25% gold is good for one civ to have to generate cash so the other civs run at 100%, but any more have questionable value.
