Spoilers- Superdeath prays that the RNG gods be kind.

[superdeath]

Could you realistically beat the IND guys to it?

I see no reason why i couldnt. IND guys are few and far between and probably want to focus on other wonders. Either way.. i plan on getting TGLH to fuel my mass expansion. The entirety of my thus-far explored island will be covered in glorious American Blue before the game hits t100.


 

[superdeath]

Continuing on my semi-beeline towards TGLH. Probably going to build it in the capital just because it has plenty of forests and plains hills to stagnate on. Tech path so far is Sailing-pottery. Then either a detour for AH-writing or straight to masonry depending on if i find a neighbor or not.

[Miguelito]

That looks like a nice second city

[superdeath]

That looks like a nice second city

Yeah! It would be nice if i didnt have so many plains/desert tiles laying around.

[superdeath]

Grabbing pottery 2t quicker vs my 2nd city hitting size 2 2t quicker. Working some long-term planning into all of this. I feel this PB will test just how shit my late game is. Stay tuned!

[superdeath]

Im about 25t away from TGLH, and about 30t away from having about 6-7 cities. Might be low-balling the city count. Micro is working out ok so far, and im not un-happy about my land... so kudos to TBS for the map so far. I dont think my combo is wasted here.. Maybe some amphibious swords to the face of someone? So long as i keep a decent naval tech lead... i should be safe from surprise shit.

[superdeath]

I see alot of others having their 3rd city down, and probably going for a quick 4th/5th/ect... That might have been the better play here, but i think i really need TGLH to help me benefit from how many fishing villages ill have on the mainland here. I count at least 3 so far that will only be working a fish/clam/ect and maybe one hill tile. Might as well get a bit more economic benefit from settling those cities.

Ill be going full warrior spam/settler spam though once i get TGLH down. I made sure not to hook up my copper, as i dont believe ill need metal units for sometime.

[superdeath]

Demos. Im leading in gnp, but that isnt what i want to be leading in. Im hopeful that i can catch the leaders in food in the next 20-30t. ( while keeping my gnp lead )



Thats not a terrible event. Would have liked say, the all axes come with shock tho. THAT would be some fun shit.


Had to move the location of my 3rd city. Didnt like settling on plains horses. It wont get the extra forest to chop out a granary/barracks but it gets to use/abuse a 2nd horse tile until that other city gets to it.  



Going to whip into a lighthouse the most overflow that i can, then grow on the lighthouse and then use PHill mines /chops to finish the TGLH in less than 8t after. Looking like t65 at the latest for the best wonder on the map.  I figure im not going to be beat, unless someone else decides they want to hurt their early game as much as me to get it.

[superdeath]

Hey, im not last in food/production!



Growing to size 4 with no room to spare, over flowing 6 hammers from the warrior into the worker.. very very nice. Settler will come out and be planted at the MOAI sign and it will have fish hooked up the same turn.



Im still working the exact timing of TGLH, but i want you to see even more reason for it to be built so hastily.. 3 cities on my little capital area, all of which must be planted in those spots in order to get the ocean fish's.  That rice is a real sad rice.. Will it give me a 3F city center?

Im hoping 12-14t till TGLH lands.

[superdeath]

Looking at how my 3 cities around the capital will fare... ill probably end up moving the capital if i find a nice cottag-able spot. Ill probably make the current capital a GP farm as it has a shit ton of food after Civil service + lighthouse.