social policies

Freedom A closer look at the social policy branch IntroductionFreedom, available in the renaissance era, contains three policies devoted to specialists, one devoted to culture, one providing gold, and a city strength increasing policy. Though the game claims this branch is best for small...

Piety A closer look at the social policy branch IntroductionReligions, especially organized religions, had a huge impact on civilizations and governments throughout our history. Not bound to any particular religion, the Piety social policy branch describes various levels of influence and...

Liberty A closer look at the social policy branch IntroductionLiberty is one of the three social policy branches available in the ancient era, and generally the strongest of those three in most game situations, the only exception being a one city challenge game. The Policies Liberty...

Patronage A closer look at the social policy branch IntroductionPatronage, available in the medieval era, contains policies entirely devoted to city state alliances. The initially available half of the branch contains policies that ease the procurement and maintenance of alliances, and the...

Tradition A closer look at the social policy branch IntroductionTradition is one of the three social policy branches available in the ancient era. Choosing the tradition tree opens three policy choices: Aristocracy, Legalism and Oligarchy, with the remaining Landed Elite and Monarchy requiring...