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[drupal=176]City Placement[/drupal]
[drupal=176]City Placement[/drupal]
Disclaimer: This was created for Conquests.
City placement is one of the most important aspects of the game, as well as one of the parts of the game that isn't the same for every game. While military is usually the same for most people, like building up a stack of swordsmen, or waiting for cavalry to take over the world, you have to be able to adapt to the terrain for city placement. It varies from difficulty level, map size, and victory condition!
Hopefully this guide will help you use your cities to your advantage. Enjoy.
I. Placement Patterns
Before we can even discuss the pros and cons of each regular placement pattern, lets go over the following terms.
C = city, x = tile in between cities