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Pong 5: The Egyptians; People With Animal Heads

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For Pong 5 all the players went with random civilizations, and I drew  Egypt . I was hoping for a militaristic civilization after playing an  isolated, island-bound Korea in Pong 4 . I barely fought last game, the majority of my battles were a handful of modern-era naval engagements and  nuking my own territory  to buy myself the handful of turns I needed to make it to Mars. I was hungry for war this time around. While I believe that each civ is what you make of it and that Egypt could be a fine military power with their  Maryannu Chariot Archer , the primary foci of the civ are trade, gold, faith, and district/wonder production. As a self-admitted wonder-spammer, I know before the first turn loads that I'll probably be playing a builder again. Session 1 A pretty decent start. Lots of food, a decent number of hills, and some  Stone  that I can quarry or harvest. My planned build order is still the same, Slinger -> Monument -> Builder. I go for  Mi