Moai Statues and National Epic

[Velociryx]

GT seems to me completely worthless. I only ever bother to build it when there's nothing left to build. Of course I only play at prince-monarch levels/SP so maybe it has some value at higher levels/MP.

Slightly off the topic of the main discussion, but I must disagree re: the GT.

This is a splendid national wonder to build in any high food city. You can whip the population till you're blue in the face and they won't care at all. It makes putting up crazy-fast infrastructure in that city a snap, cranking out hella lots of troops easy (either with slavery or nationalism)...pretty good stuff.

Regarding National Epic - I will build this wherever I've got the most GPP's cranking. Usually, it's in my food heavy specialist city, or my production heavy wonder building machine (and generally the latter over the former, as those aren't always in the same place).

Regarding Moai Statues - I like to save this one till I go overseas...my first conquest overseas is almost always a coastal grab, and this is a good way to gain a production boost on the new continent to ramp up sustainability "over yonder" (I especially like playing Terra maps, and find this to be most useful in that setting).

-=Vel=-

[joncnunn]

Agreed with Vel on the Globe Theater, I always try to build it on the city I think brings in the most food in all potiential worked tiles. This often ends up being a flat-plains heavy city with two of some combo of granery or cattle resources.

In my most recent game, said GT city also played the role of 3rd best culture city when I was considering going for cultural victory. In addition this city was near enough opposing cities to starve out one opposing city down to size 4, and take several dyes + a stone away from that player. (Extra allowed Artists for this are always nice)

[The Priest]

Yes GT is great for whipping and drafting. Coastal can also be good for it though, since the harbour gives those extra health which can otherwise prevent optimum growth.

[Hauptman]

I'm neither a whipper or a drafter. the globe theater is absolutely fantabulouse in a large border city to counter that "we wish to join our homeland" balogne. But as often as not, I never build it.

[joncnunn]

I strongly suspect you've been neglating your cultural buildings.

My citizens never want to join a foreign country. Instead it's the AIs cities neighboring mine that end up revolting and coming under my rightful rule.

Originally posted by Hauptman
I'm neither a whipper or a drafter. the globe theater is absolutely fantabulouse in a large border city to counter that "we wish to join our homeland" balogne. But as often as not, I never build it.