An Important Question (Please Answer ASAP!)

[Geography Dan]

I'm in the middle of a civ2 game on deity level. I am in a position to finish a wonder next turn. Which one should I build?

My choices:

Hanging Gardens
Colossus
Lighthouse
Oracle
Great Wall
Sun Tzu


Most likely, I will only have a chance to build one of these, as the ones I don't build now will be built soon by other civs. I need a quick answer! Which one????

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-GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
AKA GeoDude

Eternal tormentor and superior of Comrade Dan.

[Gatekeeper]

Geography Dan:

My inclination would be to build the Colossus. It adds one arrow of trade for each square with trade in the city it's built in — and that benefit lasts until the discovery of Flight.

Furthermore, Colossus makes a great starter for a future city that can then become science/trade oriented. I usually build Colossus in my capital city, then its effects are compounded — because trade arrows benefit science, too — by the future construction of Copernicus' Observatory, Newton's College, libraries, universities and research labs (should one not build SETI Program).

With that combination, I've had a city that generates over 600 science per turn with 150 in taxes — rate set 60/40.

CYBERAmazon

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Resistance is futile. Lower your shields and disable your weapons. You will be assimilated into the Borg Collective.

[johnmcd]

Yeah, unless you are about to get a major kick in that would neccesitate the Great Wall (which is also a more expensive wonder) then go for the Colossus and build that SSC (super science city). I topped 1000 beakers a turn once in such a city. Yup get that collosus.

[Seeker]

How many cities are you building? Are you anywhere near monotheism? If you are still far from Monotheism and your on deity building cities, build Hanging Gardens.

Use WLTK days to get a good science rate.

Another question: if you're about to get Astronomy, build colossus so you can have a city with x2 trade and 100% bonus science..

[Gatekeeper]

Dan:

Ya know, for someone who needed a quick answer, you're slow as molasses about replying. At least in this forum ... can't vouch for the same question on other Apolyton forums.

CYBERAmazon

[Geography Dan]

Sorry about the delayed reply. I went ahead and built the Colossus. Since then, however, my CD-ROM drive has broken, so I most likely won't be able to play civ2 for a few weeks.

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-GeoDan, Apolyton Geography Expert
AKA GeoDude

Dannyboy@unbounded.com
Eternal tormentor and superior of Comrade Dan.

Hanging Gardens or Colossus.