User Guide

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Washington is currently generating four units of food. Each citizen requires two units of
food each turn in order to survive. Excess grain icons accumulate in the FOOD STORAGE BOX.
The more surplus food the city generates, the faster it grows. Washington is also generating
three shields. Shields represent raw materials used for supporting units and building new
items. Since there are currently no units to support, the shields generated each turn go
directly into the PRODUCTION BOX. Finally, the city is producing three arrows, which represent
trade goods. Trade goods are divided into three separate categories: Taxes (gold icons),
Luxuries (goblet icons), and Science (beaker icons). Currently, one arrow is being used to
generate taxes, while the other two are generating science.
Washington’s IMPROVEMENTS ROSTER shows that the only building in the city is the Palace.
Your Palace denotes that Washington is your civilization’s capital.
FIRST PRIORITIES
Because there is so much information to assimilate at the start of the game, it’s hard to
know what you should do first. There are four priorities that you must keep in mind early
in the game: defense, research, growth, and exploration.
Defense: Your top priority is to defend Washington from potential enemies. After all,
who knows who might be lurking in all that unexplored territory? To defend the city,
you must build a military unit. When the city is built, it automatically begins to
construct a defensive unit. The PRODUCTION BOX shows that Washington is currently
producing a Warriors unit.
Research: The science portion of your trade income is used to research new
Civilization Advances. Civilization Advances are new discoveries and technologies
that allow you to build newer and better military units, city improvements, and
Wonders of the World.
Growth: The surplus food generated by the city eventually leads to population growth.
When the FOOD STORAGE BOX is completely filled with grain, a new citizen is added to
the population. Steady city growth leads to increased productivity and the ability to
expand your civilization by building more Settlers to colonize the continent.
Exploration: If you don’t explore the dark areas of the map, you have no way of
knowing what benefits and dangers might be lurking there. By using spare units to
explore the world around you, you can discover the villages of minor tribes (which
often provide you with benefits such as money and new discoveries), sites for new
cities, and neighboring civilizations.
When you’re finished examining Washington, close the CITY DISPLAY by clicking the
EXIT button in the lower right corner.
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