This has probably already been mentioned before, but it was a difficult thing to search on.

Apart from the usual benifits of the wonder there is something else that happens that can occasionally be of great benifit.

All the other civilisations that were building that wonder obviously will now have to stop, but they will of course get some money back in compensation, just as you would if your attempt failed.

I have found quite often in the game I have things to trade but none of the other civs have anything I want, certainly they seldom have enough money to make me want to give them a tech or even the world map, but it is always worth checking in the turn where any wonder is built to see if suddenly the other civs are flush, as quite often this is the ideal time to start trade negotiations. They not only have more money, but often can afford more per turn than at any other time...

Apologies if this has already been mentioned on these boards...

Sometimes, 'wasting' a turn or two in wonders as an industrial civ is pretty good as you get alot of money as a refund. I think more so than producing wealth, as you get a 50% production bonus.. or something ;) it seems more, atleast.

I don't like the idea of producing wonders for money, as i find hammers to be worth more than 2 gold coins each, so i'd rather keep the hammers.

However, i do like Bananafish's idea. I'll make sure to check it out next time i build a wonder in a game where tech trading is allowed.

In my current game, someone (not me) completed a wonder and a turn or two later I had an AI offer me 2000+ gold for an older tech that I had. I took the money and upgraded a bunch of my units.

I never thought of "looking" for cash-outs after a wonder has been built. Good idea.

In my current game, someone (not me) completed a wonder and a turn or two later I had an AI offer me 2000+ gold for an older tech that I had. I took the money and upgraded a bunch of my units.

I never thought of "looking" for cash-outs after a wonder has been built. Good idea.

I had this happen to me as well, like you I took the money and his coal since I didn't have any and ran. :goodjob: