[–] BangDingOw 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I try for a river/mountain spot and pump science. My second city is usually built for production and third is for happiness/luxuries. Sometimes due to circumstances the second and third are switched.
[–] AKMB [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'll start. I go for a river usually, I try to get a river and something such as wheat/deer/bananas so I can get growth from the waterwheel building and extra food once a granary is built.
The downside for something like that is that occasionally my cities are lacking production until aluminium is discovered.
That's a pretty long wait, though.
[–] Dr_Andonuts ago (edited ago)
Generally, flood plains are my favorite start, because of desert folklore, and Petra. You can get some insane production out of your hills with religious community (15% prod bonus), and Petra.
Edit: I never reroll. You can't do that in multi-player games so it is good for practice in single player games.
[–] AKMB [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
you can't actually benefit from floodplains with petra!
[–] Dr_Andonuts ago
True, but I was thinking of the desert hills which get an extra hammer, which means 5 production for each mine, once you discover chemistry.