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2025-04-03

Setup #342
road-race port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I13 + I33. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I33 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I33 — Wheat 11 / Brick 6 / Wood 5
Top pair: I13 + I33
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2025-04-02

Setup #274
city-heavy port-driven polarized brick-scarce

Plan around limited ore.

For your two settlements, look at I26 + I20. City upgrades will need trades for ore. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I20 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 sheep.

Top start: I26 — Wheat 9 / Sheep 9 / Brick 5
Top pair: I26 + I20
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2025-04-01

Setup #904
road-race port-driven polarized sheep-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I08 + I21. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I21 second to start with 1 brick, 1 sheep, 1 wheat.

Top start: I21 — Brick 9 / Wheat 6 / Sheep 3
Top pair: I08 + I21
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2025-03-31

Setup #102
road-race port-driven polarized ore-scarce

Wood and brick make expansion worth a look.

For your two settlements, look at I26 + I39. These settlements produce all five resources, giving you several ways to build. This opening leans toward roads and new settlements. Place I39 second to start with 1 wood, 1 brick, 1 wheat.

Top start: I26 — Ore 9 / Sheep 6 / Brick 5
Top pair: I26 + I39
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