1000 things Civilization 5 has taught us

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It taught me how wrong the bible is because in the beginning, there was a settler and a warrior.

The thought! And which of them is Eve?

 

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From Civ5, I have learned...

1. If you don't understand economics, you can't build a windmill. Here I thought it was the wind making it turn, when it was actually Adam Smith's invisible hand.

2. El Dorado is real, and sprang forth from the earth spontaneously.

3. All trade that happens in New York City occurs because Route 95 passes through Washington, DC.

4. The residents of Washington, DC have steadfastly refused to have anything to do with railroads, except for travel to other cities.

5. All granaries are exactly the same size - and they are always full, even if a city has no farms nearby.

6. People suffering under military occupation are much happier when your lawyers show up.

7. If two countries agree to research something, they don't actually work together. Scientists from one country will apparently only accept monetary funding from their government if another country's government is also funding their own scientists, even though their projects are not related.

This is so good! To stay on topic:

1. A paper maker is only available in China, and not only it makes your people smarter, it also makes your empire richer, all before the invention of currency. As a consequence, the chinese do not build libraries.

2. The more people you have, the more advance you are. The two most advance countries in the world right now is China and India.

3. A great general move at the same speed whether he is riding a horse or riding a jeep. One may wonder whether it's a fast horse or a slow car.

4. You don't need calender to know they year. And for that matter, all civilizations has agreed upon a date system before they even met each other.

5. The Mayans are plain wrong, the end of the world is at 2050. That's why they are not a valid civilization.

6. There is no difference in having more than one spice plantation. The people will be as happy to get a little spice as to get a lot of spice.