2nd City: what if ...

[Tiberius]

So we have built our first settler and looking for a good spot for our 2nd city. Now: what if we have several good, but different spots for it? Some examples:
1. A settler farm, a city surrounded with fllodplains and wheat, but little production?
2. A production city, with several hills but moderate growing possibilities
3. A city in the middle of a jungle or surrounded by mountains, that has 3 nearby luxuries (of the same kind) ?
4. A coastal city with fish and possibilities to build the Collosus and the Great Lighthouse? We don't know yet, but maybe we are stucked on a small continent with the warmongerers...

... and so on.

Of course, maybe there will be only one good and obvious spot, or none at all, but theoretically, what should we choose?

[Kloreep]

I'd say an early-game production center (by early game, I mean bonus grassland, plains w/ wheat, etc.) would have to take priority, so that we could pump out some units to defend against a rush.

After that (or if there isn't a production center available) we definitely would need a settler farm.

[Spiffor]

I agree with Kloreep

[ZargonX]

I also agree with the production center plan. Though, at some point early on, we should make sure to get a port city if we don't have one yet.

[vondrack]

I am inclined to agree with Kloreep and Spiffor. An early rush is what I will fear most, so quickly pumping some defenders should be a priority.

[Odin]

Settler farm if no warmongers nearby; Production center if near warmangers, especially G of W.

[Tiberius]

Odin: sounds good.

[Spiffor]

I think every Civ will be a warmongering one if they see our 2nd city being a settler farm

[Odin]

Originally posted by Spiffor
I think every Civ will be a warmongering one if they see our 2nd city being a settler farm

Gulp!