Turn 6, 3800BC

[notyoueither]

Turn 6, 3800BC
(Current Plan)

Movement:
- Warrior: Move 7, Rename to "Grog"

Production:
Warrior (11 turns)

Science:
Mysticism (3 turns)

Worker:
n/a

Diplomacy:
n/a

Legend:
Bold indicate decisions made or apparent concensus
Italics indicate prevailing opinion

[Mudhut]

I support Grog going 7 this turn -> just to make sure we are close enough "in case." We gain little by going 9 and it's a whole lot riskier.

[Arrian]

I'm fine with caution.

-Arrian

[Hot Mustard]

7

[Hot Mustard]

[Hot Mustard]

Re: Turn 6, 3800BC

Turn 6, 3800BC

Trying some variation to the turn report here.

Units
Warrior: Renamed to "Grog", moved 7. No new terrain revealed.


Science
Current: Mysticism in 3 turns


Cities

Eye of the Storm
Growth: 4 turns
Production: Warrior in 11 turns


Ok, here's where this turn's report gets interesting. When I press 'Enter' to end the turn, our borders expand and the hut pops. Is what happens considered next turn and I shouldn't share it?

[Aeson]

The info you get while playing the save you can share with the team.

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by Aeson
The info you get while playing the save you can share with the team.

Thank you, Mr. Mod!

Here goes, then:

We popped a map:


It revealed two cows, a wheat, and two more huts!

[Blake]

SWEET!
I love map huts.

It is good to see that AH will be a great investment regardless of whether we see horses or not.

We could put a city between the cows and wheat and it'd be a very nice city even without a border pop.

We could place the 2nd city on the river where it can immediately work the cows and also share 2 floodplains and the sheep with the capital. The great thing about that site is no river crossing is needed so units can move between the two cities in 2 turns. So it'd be a very good city #2 site.

edit: Oh yeah warrior scouting path seems pretty obvious now . 9-8-then 7 to the hut.

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by Blake
edit: Oh yeah warrior scouting path seems pretty obvious now . 9-8-then 7 to the hut.

Yeah, we have to grab them before someone else does.

I'm also quite happy about the apparent coast northwest of us.

[Aginor]

Demographics notes:

The Horde is NOT coastal. (12 new land tiles).

The Horde did NOT switch production tiles. They are still on a 3/0/1, it appears.

[Arrian]

Good news. to going after that hut. In fact, since we can see so much more, here's how I'd do it:

9, 8, 7, 7, 7.

Normally I don't like map huts, but I'm quite happy with this one. Note the other hut to the far west.

As for city placement...

The river/cow/shared sheep/floodplains site is interesting, but of course that site "wastes" the coast. We could build on the grass hill off the river. That makes the city coastal and still gets the cow and the ability to use the sheep and 1 floodplain...

Too bad there isn't a seafood resource up there.

-Arrian

[Dominae]

Great news! And I concur on 98777.

With respect to city placement, what about 447 of the capital instead of 477? Just a thought, I actually prefer 477 upon reflection. Also, the Flood Plains to the NE look very unhealthy, we should be careful about that we settling there.

Grocers will be our friend.

Should we go for that Tribal Village to the West right away, or stick around close the capital (with Grog I mean)?

[Arrian]

Dom,

What do you think about my 777 idea?

As for the western hut...

It seems likely that we will all agree that Grog should go for the northern hut. After that, we could recall him and send the new warrior west.

-Arrian

[Harovan]

Is there any purpose in 3-spacing the second city? If so, I like Dominaes 2nd choice (447) most. If not, what about 4447? It could make up for a nice production city with some cash influx as well (through river and cottages).