What is the optimal build at the start of a game ?

[Gragouzy]

How do you start the game in order to have the most optimal development for a long game ?

I personally favor demographic development by building 3 luxury houses in two territories at the same time. But I would like to know what you consider if it is ioptimal to start with luxury homes.

Here my build order for Human :

Note : This build only works with humans due to their bonus on trade and taxes.

[Start on a grassland]

[Turn 1] :

- The starting colonizer settled on a other grassland.

Landing field :
- 1 luxury house on the landing field : 4 starting settlers build the luxury house.
- Full trade in the city-center.
- Increase the territorial taxes of the landing field to “Increased taxes”.

[Turn 2]

Landing field :
- Second luxury house on landing field with the 4 settlers.

Second territory :
- The settler start to build a luxury house.

[Turn 3]

Landing field :
- Third luxury house on landing field with 4 settlers.

[Turn 4]

Landing field :
- 3 settlers build a farm.
- 2 settlers on city center.

[Turn 5]

Landing field :
- 2 settlers on farm. Farm make only food.
- 4 settlers on city center.
- Decrease the territorial taxes of the landing field to “stardard taxes”.

[Turn 6]

Second territory :
- The settler start to build a second luxury house.

[Turn 7]

Landing field :
- 1 settler migrate to the second territory to help the building of the second luxury house.
- The 4 settlers on city center start to build a university
- Keep 2 settles on the farm.

[Turn 8]

Landing field :
- 4 settlers on university : start researching technology.
- 3 settlers on farm.

[Turn 9]

Second territory :
- 2 settlers start to build the third luxury house.
- 1 settler stay on the basic house.

[Adapt your gameplay]

[Firetron]

I tend to keep at the housing and food a bit longer before starting research.