Expansion is the key at the beginning of the game, and that affects the rest of the game VERY much.
I have tested this tip a few times...all on Regent level, and on Standard or smaller maps, Continents and Pangaea with 70% and 60% water...I assume it would also work on 80% water, since that just lessens the land--a good thing for this tip. For archipelagos, modify it to build around the ocean on your island first, but the same idea holds.
Alright, here is my small stroke of genius that seems to give me a MUCH better (10+ cities on a Standard Continent 70% Water map with 10 civilizations is about the average number I was able to get BEFORE fighting/taking over a single city!) start in the game.
I have tested this tip a few times...all on Regent level, and on Standard or smaller maps, Continents and Pangaea with 70% and 60% water...I assume it would also work on 80% water, since that just lessens the land--a good thing for this tip. For archipelagos, modify it to build around the ocean on your island first, but the same idea holds.
Alright, here is my small stroke of genius that seems to give me a MUCH better (10+ cities on a Standard Continent 70% Water map with 10 civilizations is about the average number I was able to get BEFORE fighting/taking over a single city!) start in the game.