Originally posted by Drachasor
On Monarch I have gotten best results by total deforestation. You get a worker, and use that worker to chop for another worker or two. Then Chop for a Settler. Then you chop for Stonehenge (the great prophets from this are invaluable). Continue chopping for settlers and workers in new cities. Chop for the Pyramids, Chop for the Oracle, etc.
This is the only strategy out of the many I have tried that gives a decent chance to be ahead of the AI on Monarch. It also guarantees the gain of several wonders (Stonehenge always, essentially, the Pyramid and Oracle are a bit up for grabs). It is also the only way to keep up with the AI's rapid expansion capabilities due to the bonuses it gets.
On Monarch I have gotten best results by total deforestation. You get a worker, and use that worker to chop for another worker or two. Then Chop for a Settler. Then you chop for Stonehenge (the great prophets from this are invaluable). Continue chopping for settlers and workers in new cities. Chop for the Pyramids, Chop for the Oracle, etc.
This is the only strategy out of the many I have tried that gives a decent chance to be ahead of the AI on Monarch. It also guarantees the gain of several wonders (Stonehenge always, essentially, the Pyramid and Oracle are a bit up for grabs). It is also the only way to keep up with the AI's rapid expansion capabilities due to the bonuses it gets.
Some say that lumbermills are a great improvement, but they are hundreds of turns away.
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