Anarchy mechanics

[Pinďa]

Do worked cottage tiles grow during anarchy?
Also, do cities starve during anarchy?

I had an idea of adjusting all citizens to work cottages instead of high food/hammer tiles during anarchy to let the cottages grow to towns faster. Does it work?

 

[lymond]

Yep, you have the right idea. cottages still grow and cities do not starve during anarchy

(note: you can always test things like this with a test game)

 

[salty mud]

Further question to the OP: sometimes towards the end of the game anarchy for civic changing becomes two turns instead of one. Why is this?

Regards

 

[georgjorge]

The duration of anarchy depends not only on game speed but also on the size of your empire. I think Kaitzilla mentioned that in his latest Hall of Fame game with 400 cities on marathon it would have taken him 25 turns of anarchy to switch a civic!

 

[MantaRevan]

...with 400 cities on marathon...

400 cities??? Just imagine the popups...

 

[georgjorge]

Yes, that game indeed sounds crazy...

Take a look at http://forums.civfanatics.com/showpost.php?p=14388580&postcount=681

 

[pob]

Yep, you have the right idea. cottages still grow and cities do not starve during anarchy

(note: you can always test things like this with a test game)

In unmodded BTS, cottages don't grow during anarchy (I did a test game to make sure ).

 

[Pinďa]

Good to know. No need to micromanage that. Thanks! (I am too lazy to test myself, sorry )