There are some misleading lines in the guide that I want to clear up before I get flamed. I wrote this guide 3-4 months ago and while most of what's still in there now is valid, I wanted to "rephrase" and clear up some of the info.
1) Even though I hate the berry bug and would like to put 6 vills on berries ASAP, I have been going with 5. Once I have my pit up however, which is fast with Rome, I will put an additional vill on berries, usually after I have about 6 on wood. Usually, the berry bug does not show itself this early, therefore putting 5 instead of 6 initially allows you to use the other vill for wood gathering, which further speeds up storage pit time.
2). I also mentioned that vills 7 & 8 should be used for scouting since after building a granary/storage pit and two houses, you have enough for a third house and therefore can hold off chopping wood. Well, to correct myself, I would like to say that only use vills 7 & 8 if you have NOT found a forest with your initial scouting. If you did locate one, then put vills 6 & 7 on wood and collect for a fast pit and use vill 8 for scouting. This is of course after my clarification for item #1.
3). Lastly, I think I mentioned putting 4 vills on stone early. While this may be necessary for rookie to intermediate players to acquire enough stone to tower their entire base when bronze, I would like to point out that advance players should NOT do this and use those 4 vills for wood/food. Once advanced players get to bronze and lay down multiple town centers, then they can gather stone and tower up. This allows more advanced players to gather enough wood for chariots/buildings, since they are more aggressive then rookie players, who tend to be defensive.
I think thats about it for corrections. Feel free to add any comments or flames. Enjoy! -WarLust