3rd city

[Zero]

Any ideas on where 3rd city is to be located? I prefer east of cattle in northern province. The 3rd city could be a rapid growth city with plemty of bonus grassland surrounding it and being close to capitol

[WarriorPoet]

I second this motion, especially since NDE has placed their city in direct impedence to our proposed placement of a third city.

[statusperfect]

[Jon Shafer]

I concur with the consensus.

[BigFurryMonster]

I will look into the situation, but it might be necessary to cut off the evil ND Civ.

[WarriorPoet]

Well...as things are. If we don't do as Calc II suggests, then Gow will most certainly take this city location. Realize that this is not going to be a peaceful game. GoW will act in their own best interests and will not overly concern themselves with diplomatic issues. They have a huge industrial advantage over us at the moment. No doubt they will have a granary and a second settler completed long before us. Take a close look at the map.

Second, the only way to deal with NDE is to move towards irradication.

We will have to fight our war with NDE with only 3 cities.

Move our second to the west, closer to the river.

Build a third where Calc suggests, and then mobilize for war.

After we take out NDE's second city, we should mobilize to defend the terretory until we build another settler, who can build on the hill as originally planned in the military zone.

If we do this, and proceed with a balanced plan of military and peaceful production, then we can assure our people's survival for quite some time.

I am not saying that we should push to anihilate NDE right now, but their second city can not be allowed to exist.

[Jon Shafer]

Where do you guys think that we should put our 3rd city now?

I think that we should stick with the Northern Province. As I stated in another thread, the other source of iron is out of the reach of GoW, and would over-extend ND far more than they'd be willing to risk. We don't need iron now, and connecting it would make the source run out faster. Quite simply, there are very few benefits short or long term for building an iron city.

On the other hand, a city on the western edge of the Northern Province would yield us 2 cattle tiles and up to 4 shielded grassland tiles.

[BigFurryMonster]

*agreed* (except that it is 1 game and 1 wheat tile)

[CiverDan]

I agree also. Lets get a city where we can get some settlers pumped out, while regio equorum focuses on military and Invictus in a combo of settlers/military.

[WarriorPoet]

I only hope we have the time you people believe we have. May your peaceful optimism win the day.

[Jon Shafer]

No no no BFM, it's two cattle tiles, trust me.

I'm going to post my idea of where to build the city in the CEGE thread...