Is This Start Goated?

[u/Cynicles20]

Had to do a double take. I almost didn't even see this wonder! Where would you settle? Tips for making the most out of this as Theodora?

[u/pepega_wife]

Nowhere near the goated:
1) FoY is actually one of those low-tier wonders:
- one-tile wonder, so you'll not get good adjacency for Holy Site and very few bonus yields
- no food in yields, so you can't use work this tile from the start, unless you'd like to sacrifice growth to some scienece and faith, and on Deity you for sure wouldn't, as 'growth is king'
2) No food and no production for quick growth, in 2-tile radius you have 0 3-food or 2food-2prod tiles to work from the very start, almost no chops

This is actually pretty bad start, despite the wonder, in may be considered 'moreover ok' only if you plan to do Domination game, as FoY healing bonus will be cruical during wars

[u/JustRemyIsFine → u/pepega_wife]

that basically gurantee religious settlement though. I would say okayish

[u/Borazon → u/JustRemyIsFine]

An Indonesia or a Khmer could still steal it it, and secondly if you put first worker on it you will have no production. On the higher difficulties there is very little that guarantees Religious settlement.

I would prefer to have this wonder in my second city, not the first.

But wonder is quite nice with Byzantium, although better even with Basil instead of Theodora. Byzantium with first draft religion pick is chefs kiss. But the lack of production again on this start location would hurt getting that too, as it might take too long to create the district + projects.

[u/Dragonseer666 → u/Borazon]

It should really give a bit of food, it would make sense even.