5 best shipments in the game

[boorules60]

What do you think are the 5 most valuable cards/shipments for ANY civ in the following categories:

TEAM Cards:
1) SilkRoads (Ottomans)
2) 3 villager (Aztecs)
3) Fast building infantry (Russians)
4) Farm/Plantation gathering (Uhhh, French I think)
5) Team Medicine (Aztec)
*Note: Too bad there is no room for 3 envoy and Cheap Priets...


Unit Cards:
1) 13 strelets (Age 2)
2) 9 Ruyters (Age 3)
3) (6?) Lancers (Age 3)
4) Team Spahi (Age 4)
5) 6 Pumas (Age 2)

Economy Cards:
1) Factories
2) Economic Theory
3) Textile Mill
4) Refrigeration
5) Bank Limit/Settler Wagon Cards

Military Upgrades:
1) Advanced Arsenal
2) Unit build speed (Riding and Fencing School)
3) 2 Pop Ponies
4) Boyars (10% HP AND Attack for all of The Russian's useful units)
5) Unstoppable Dopples (Forget what it's called)

[pcups]

Dont forget the 3 settler wagon+ 2 uhlan card. Gives the most pop of any age 2 card.

Soligun steel, NOT a good card. Until the 2 pop pony card is nerfed (which it will be) soligun steel is just stupid. The 2 pop cuirs card needs a negative effect. Fuck, why not just give dopples +50% attack/hp and no speed effect.

Team Spahi in age 4? That card does NOTHING, its nice having 12 spahi running around but its not gonna affect the game. Its 5 lancers, and while maybe not hte best card in the game, it definitely is the best card for the spanish.

[boorules60]

Good call. I forgot about the set. wagon and uhlan card age 2... that should be in the top 5 unit cards too. Actually, the 13 strelet card gives more pop, but you could argue that strlets are only really 1/2 pop ^_^. The team spahi card gives more pop than any other shipment in the game (other than team 2 mortars I think) and the Spahi are guard units. I should also add the 2 falconet shipment to my top 5 unit cards I think... but I'm not sure if that's better than the 6 puma card or not (it might be for other people, but not for me)!

[d]

I would like to nominate the 700 gold age 2 shipment. For aging or building units - it's tough to beat. I also like the 400 wood age up to age 2 shipment.

[pcups]

oh yea, forgot about those bad boys. the SPANISH would be nothing with out the 700 gold shipment.

[boorules60]

I have to agree... I totally forgot about it. That would probably top my list for econ shipments. 700 wod is key for me too: I never need to gather wood until the third age!

[punkybruster]

1 bank wagon pwns for econ as dutch (like a 350 wood, 350 food and about 40 settler secs to build it)

[mrniceguy]

these are all good cards. silk roads is an economy team card though.