Settling a 9+ food square
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Topic: Settling a 9+ food square
Posted By: Learner
Subject: Settling a 9+ food square
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2012 at 15:50
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Traditional wisdom indicate that when choosing a new location, one should try to find a square with 6 to 8 food tiles, with at least one 12+ food tile nearby for sov. As my area become more dense, these locations are being quite scarce. So a thought occurred to me: Is there anything wrong with settling a 8 or 9 food tile itself, as long as the other resources are somewhat balanced?
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Posted By: Learner
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2012 at 15:51
| For example. 9 food, 4 of each of the other resources |
Posted By: Llyr
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2012 at 16:18
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I may be wrong, but I don't believe you can settle a square that has any resource greater than 7. ------------- http://elgea.illyriad.co.uk/a/p/187558" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Kabu
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2012 at 16:18
| As far as I know, there are no tile with more than 7 food that you can settle on. |
Posted By: dunnoob
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2012 at 16:34
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All squares with more than 7 are special squares, and you cannot settle on or move to special squares. You could settle nearby and claim sovereignty. Just in case, some special squares have a normal 7 or less distribution of resources. There's a list of tile types somewhere, dolmen, ancient forest, and others are always special squares. Try to find a normal 7 food square with at least a 30% food bonus in five nearby squares. It doesn't matter how, 32=12+4*5 and 31=3*7+2*5 are okay, 33=4*7+5 and 34=10+4*6 are better. You could then use the food bonus of five nearby squares to get a huge town, and the remaining sovereignty structures can accelerate the training of new troops. Don't nail me with 30% on 5 squares, maybe it should be 40% on 7 squares, or more, if you can't arrange a 16% geomancy food spell.
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Posted By: Learner
Date Posted: 24 Nov 2012 at 16:49
| that would explain why others aren't doing it. Thanks! |