[Spoilers] Alhazard ruins a Renaissance fair

[DTG]

Well if the difference is between 25 commerce and some Worker turns (how many?) the 25 commerce is likely better, *unless* in ~10–15 turns you have a sudden influx of new resource tiles and not enough Workers to improve them all.

What's the reason for not improving both? Could the extra food let you whip a Settler sooner?

[Alhazard]

The workers need to start mine/chopping the hills for the settler in 2nd city, which will be built on mines and chops alone. I was not planning on whipping the settler in that city at all because it needs to stay at size 6 to run max scientists for the GS.

[Alhazard]

Tried a bunch of variations. Cannot get 2nd city to size 6 after whipping a settler and get it to grow back to 6 by T211
Maybe forgo improving the fur 1st?!

[Alhazard]

not improving the fur gives up commerce, but we are actually working it in very few turns because the capital is focused on growing, settlers and scientists. This lets us plant 2 cities on T209, assuming that we are going for the bananas, and the 2nd city will be at size 6 in the nick of time for the scientists.

[Alhazard]

Here's the link to the new microplan.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1499...5/pb35.txt

[Alhazard]

T186 Demos after scooter settled his cities



T187






Note that RMOG did not whip their capital this turn.

T188 Just played






Take a look at the maximum land. Since RMOG did not whip their cap, I believe that this team built culture in their capital for at least 1 turn so their worker can start improving a 2nd ring resource. I expect a worker whip this turn from them.
Right now everyone but RMOG has cities with 2+1 pop.
Scooter's 1st two cities grabbed 8 and 9 tiles.
Mack grabbed 9 then 9 tiles.
NC and plako grabbed 8 then 9 tiles.
The high GNP is probably someone researching Nat with double prereqs.

[ipecac]

Maybe high GNP-> culture builds?

[Alhazard]

But since RMOG expanded their borders end of last turn, their GNP would not be so high this turn.

[Alhazard]

Offer map trade or no? I can see why they haven't whipped since they revolted twice to get those civics.

[ipecac]

Lurker Bait!

Rank our eminent opponents based on strength and see if your Tear list is the same as ours

(Bonus fun: throw in an Old Harry+OT4E team into the ranks)