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Here's the scenario (which happens a lot in my games):
You've mostly finished REXing, and just switched to Monarchy or Republic. You're using 3-tile spacing. This creates problems with your coastal cities because most of their workable tiles are Coast and Sea, but without Harbors these tiles are not self-sustaining (i.e. only produce 1 Food). Thus your coastal cities are competing with inland cities for workable tiles.
You need to build Harbors in your coastal towns ASAP. But you also need to build Aqueducts to allow growth beyond size 6, and Marketplaces/Cathedrals to keep the populace happy.
Which do you build first/second/last: Harbors, Aqueducts or Marketplaces/Cathedrals? Careful: this is not as obvious as it may seem.
Assume you do not have enough Gold to just rush everything. Also assume that you need to pay full price for all those buildings (you're not Seafaring, or Agricultural, etc.). Would your answer change if some of your buildings were half price?
Discuss!
Dominae
You've mostly finished REXing, and just switched to Monarchy or Republic. You're using 3-tile spacing. This creates problems with your coastal cities because most of their workable tiles are Coast and Sea, but without Harbors these tiles are not self-sustaining (i.e. only produce 1 Food). Thus your coastal cities are competing with inland cities for workable tiles.
You need to build Harbors in your coastal towns ASAP. But you also need to build Aqueducts to allow growth beyond size 6, and Marketplaces/Cathedrals to keep the populace happy.
Which do you build first/second/last: Harbors, Aqueducts or Marketplaces/Cathedrals? Careful: this is not as obvious as it may seem.
Assume you do not have enough Gold to just rush everything. Also assume that you need to pay full price for all those buildings (you're not Seafaring, or Agricultural, etc.). Would your answer change if some of your buildings were half price?
Discuss!
Dominae