29-12-2003 03:48									#1
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In 3 turns, Chow Mein produces another settler. Where do we send it?

Here's my take on future city placement:



I suggest we not settle H, C, or F right now, but the others are all corrupted sites that we'll need to get to eventually anyway, and might as well settle now.

	29-12-2003 04:33									#2
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My vote would be for E. It will help secure our presence on the other side of Lake Delicious, and it will give us access to a second iron source, which is always good for our daily dose of minerals

	29-12-2003 04:46									#3
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My vote for would for A next, then E or D - though establishing just one of E or D will not immediately give us that iron - we should also test to see whether establishing bogh E and D will get that iron into our borders (probably should - but just to be sure we should test it).

We should also see what other territory would be "filled" in with B1 as that is its major advantage over B2 - B2 would give us more growth more quickly plus 2 extra southern squares, but B1 will likely fill in a lot more squares.

	29-12-2003 05:09									#4
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If establishing both D and E does not bring that iron in our borders, I will... err... whack myself in the head repeatedly.

One advantage to B1 is that the city has immediate access to more land tiles, including bonus grasses. Also, with only three tiles between B1 and A, those two cities can claim almost all of the rest of the open territory in our southeast, leaving temples purely for when we have the time. With B2, either B or A would have to build a temple to get all that land inside cultural borders. However, A could use a temple anyway, in order to get those plains up north into our borders and workable by those two cities.

B2 has the advantage of getting the fish in its borders without needing a temple, and less overlap. The overlap won't really matter until Hospitals though, so I don't think that's too much of a consideration.

	29-12-2003 05:18									#5
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My vote would be for A first as it has improved tiles close to it and it will be far less corrupt.

Next I'd head to E as we will hopefully have a road going down that way soon.

Regarding the B1-B2, I'd be inclined to go with B1. It does not get the fish at the outset but it does have access to the second cattle if necessary as well as a shielded grassland.

	29-12-2003 06:23									#6
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I vote for A. It's true we have some irrigated plains going to waste there.

For the future, I'd say D before E. D has access to 2-food tiles, but E will not until D is founded.

	29-12-2003 11:33									#7
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You know, I somehow didn't even notice A on the map Change my vote to A, followed by D or E.

	01-01-2004 01:57									#8
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A - not corrupt and good location for food production.

G - verry corrupt, but someplace we want to use to block those anti food nuts.