May 6th, 2009, 10:09
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Now with big-map attached! 
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So here's the start Sullla has created for me:
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Pigs, Dyes, a Floodplain and a Hut. Also note the Southern border of the map....
Found in place (on the Plains Hill) and pop a Scout from the Hut - a very nice start which gives me two explorers immediately.
Start on a Warrior for local Police duty, and since I'm not going Worker first, I start on Hunting to get the 2nd pre-req bonus when going for AH next.
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Good luck! I will be reading along with interest (although of course little will happen for the early turns). As the map creator, I will not be posting any advice or much in the way of commentary, for obvious reasons.
If your name is Ruff, sooooo, mostly_harmless, or athlete4life, you'd better not be reading this thread! 
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Map edge to the south, jungle to the north, looks defensible.
Good luck!
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Yes, I'm a bit concerned about hacking my way out of that jungle, but there seems to be expansion room to the North & West for now.
Turn2 news - Scout discovers a hut, will pop next turn.
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Well, it seems like I keep getting the game first thing in the morning before heading to work, so haven't had time to report what little has been going on.
So, popped the hut for 26g - not great, but could have been worse.
Hunting in, started Animal Husbandry. Istanbul will grow next turn and produce a Warrior ... starting a Worker next.
Here's the known World:
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Thanks for keeping us updated, even if it feels like a slow period in the game right now.
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Well I'm sure that things will speed up quickly!
Istanbul grew to size 2 last turn, and Warrior popped. Seeing that I could build another in just 2turns, I don't have to fear a scouting Warrior so he heads off to look around the local neighbourhood. Nothing particularly interesting from the other scouts, but it's worth noting that the larger expanse of water to the West is ocean.
Worker started, and due in 5t. Looking at the demos, everyone else went Worker first.
AH will complete soon, and then maybe Pottery? I was thinking of attempting to avoid the base of the tree and instead make a play for a religion, however looking at my capital I'm going to need to be chopping sooner rather than later, so maybe I won't be able to afford to put it off...
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Seeing jungle to all three directions you can go to, I think chopping jungle is something you need more then a religion.
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Well from what I can see so far, the Jungle area is pretty focused to the East. Obviously I haven't seen the area immediately to the North or West, but I do have faith that our Mapmaker would not have stuck me in an inescapable mass! 
Two reasons I'm flirting with targeting a religion are: culture for border expansions & happiness - since I have yet to see a pre-Calendar resource.
Looking at my hill-tastic capital site, I'm going to be looking to found a commerce-heavy city first off. The FP area to the East looks promising but is probably a little further than I'd be looking to venture, so I expect to be heading North to grab that Cow & river area - my NE Warrior is trending in that direction. I will probably build a second Scout after the Worker and send it out East.
If you have any questions about my thought processes, etc. please go ahead and ask; but be aware of the "Krill" effect of asking loaded questions with more knowledge of how the others are playing!
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