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SUPPLY & DEMAND
Each city in the game can supply three commodities because of their local abundance.
Similarly, each demands three other commodities, which are locally in short supply. While a
Caravan or Freight unit can deliver goods to any city, it gains the largest profits from
delivering a commodity to a community that demands it. You can check the marketplace
wisdom by clicking the SUPPLY & DEMAND button at the bottom of the TRADE ADVISOR’s Report.
A list of commodities appears. Choose the commodity in which you’re interested, then
click OK. A second list shows all known cities that supply the item and all known cities that
demand it. The list is updated to reflect your exploration and contact with other cultures.
FOOD CARAVANS
A fourth and always available option for trade goods is food. You can transfer one food per
turn to another city by sending a load of food from a city with a surplus to a city that needs
help. A needy city can be on the receiving end of more than one food route. Once a food
route is established, it cannot be countermanded. It is automatically canceled, however, if
the sending city runs out of food for its own people.
BUILDING WONDERS
A Caravan or Freight unit can contribute shields equal to its construction cost to any
Wonder of the World you are undertaking. Simply move your Caravan or Freight unit into
the city in which construction of a Wonder is underway. A dialog box offers you the choice
of contributing to the construction. If you decide to help build the Wonder, your Caravan
or Freight unit disappears and its worth is added to the production of the Wonder, speeding
its completion. If you divert goods to help build a Wonder, they are still available later to
establish a trade route.
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