Can't continue working on ... say what?!

[limitup]

I'm new to Civ3 but have a question. In my current game my capital was a few turns away from completing the Pyramids. Then I get this silly message "...can no longer continue working on the Pyramids and is switching to Forbidden Gardens." What causes this to happen? I needed those granaries bad and now I'm toast.

 

[maddskillz]

Once another Civ has completed a wonder you can no longer construct it. What most do is switch your unused shields over to another palace (if your current palace is in the city you can't do this obviously) even though you don't want to build it. This way you keep your shields, and once you invent a new tech that offers a new wonder you can change from palace to that wonder.

Be careful though to not lose track and end up moving your palace.

I think in the 1.17f patch it will not tell you which civ built the wonder before you unless you have an embassy with them. I could be wrong.

NEVER WASTE SHIELDS!