Time to Pick a Leader & Civ

[Robert]

Rome is a good choice, it matches up with Phi, and it gives the every important Praetorian, which we can use very well at least to defend ourselves against an early invasion, wich may very well come! (but may stay away if we are Rome!)
Rome also starts with Mining, which is very important, at least for the early forest cutting.

[Ben Kenobi]

Elizabeth of Rome would be awesome to me.

I'm duty bound to vote for that!

[Dinner]

I say India. The fast worker is good all game long and they start with both mining and mysticism meaning we're on our way to bronze working plus have a fighting chance at a religion.

Liz/India gets my vote.

[Hercules]

Just personally, due to my last experience, any civ but Inca.

So India, Korea, after that Rome or HRE.

[Robert]

Please let's not go for an early religion...

[Dinner]

Why? It really helps the economy.

[DNK]

Paints a target on your back also.

[Hercules]

The snakepit selection process has started. WPC chose Ragnar.

[DNK]

Oh, btw, this got lost a few times due to connection issues, but I agree that if we can't get Liz, we should pick the civ not the leader, as we have a few fairly equal second picks available.

[Dinner]

As long as the .de guys don't take Liz we're good. Hopefully the map is huge and pangea.

[mzprox]

so what is our first pick? let's start to collect the votes.
ONLY the first pick yet. in case the .de guys take your first pick post your alternativ choice.

mzprox:
1. India
1b Elizabeth (in case the germans choose India)

[OzzyKP]

Ozzy:

1. Elizabeth
1b. India or Inca I guess. I don't have a strong opinion about civ.

I do think we should pick Elizabeth first, civ later.

[Ben Kenobi]

Lizzie's been pretty strong, and given huge pangea, seems best. Lizzie first than civ.

1- Lizzie
2- William van Oranje.

[Calanthian]

Lizzy!

and if not available I completely agree with Ben: William van Oranje

[OzzyKP]

William van Oranje? We had already discussed, and I thought decided on, a philosophical/specialist strategy.