Hi! I just returned to the game after a couple of years and I’m struggling with some early game city planning.

For context, I used to play comfortably in King/Emperor difficulty, and I mostly played Science, military or cultural victories. The culture ones were usually King dif games that started with a focus on production and science, but I shifted towards culture stuff midgame.

Right now, I start games with the objective of going for a cultural game from the start and I realize I don’t know how to do that. Most of my city planning involves looking for a good Industrial zone and campus location, along with the adjacencies from aqueduct and Dam districts. The rest of the districts I tend to ignore. Yes, even the Diplo Quarter and Gov Plaza (noob mistake I know).

Also, in terms of build order I usually go for a scout -> builder/slinger -> slinger/builder -> Settler opener. After that I usually get lost and don’t know if I should build more settlers indefinitely in my capital or when to build other things like districts before pumping out more settlers. I read someone said that you should get your first 2 extra settlers and then Gov plaza + ancestral hall ASAP.

So, I’d like to know how you guys start your culture games, what do you prioritize in the early game, what do you consider for your city placement/planning, etc.

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