Cows - irrigate or mine?

[RodRiGoM]

What did i said? U get 3 food...

(We talking this whole thread about about depotism penalties, so thought u would knew that i said that on depotism...)

 

[Empiremaker]

I think he was talking about "normal" desert-not oasis desert.

 

[carmen510]

I usually mine cows cause in Despotism, u lose the food bonus by 1.

 

[MAS]

I usually mine cows cause in Despotism, u lose the food bonus by 1.

It appears you misunderstand how the Despotism pannelty works.

For everything more than 2 Despotism will remove one.
So grassland creates 2 food, and Despotism does nothing, it remains 2.
Irrigated grassland creates 3 food, under Despotism that becomes 2.

Irrigating grassland under Despotism is a waste! It does nothing

Now, a cow on grassland creates 4 food, under Despotism that becomes 3.
Irrigated cow on grassland creates 5 food, under Despotism that becomes 4.

Irrigating cows under Despotism is not a waste!

You should irrigate cows or other foodbonuses under Despotism, becosue it is the only way to improve your food.

 

[jb1964]

Cows? Tip 'em.

 

[eldar]

Cows? Tip 'em.

Not if the service is slow and the food is lousy, I won't.

 

[jb1964]

Not if the service is slow and the food is lousy, I won't.

Very funny.

But just to verify the humor...
Have you heard of cow tipping? Growing up in the farmland of Illinois and Indiana it's a sport practiced by the inebriated.

 

[adog]

Very funny.

But just to verify the humor...
Have you heard of cow tipping? Growing up in the farmland of Illinois and Indiana it's a sport practiced by the inebriated.

I bet most people have seen Tommy Boy even if they hadn't heard of it before then.

 

[eldar]

But just to verify the humor...
Have you heard of cow tipping? Growing up in the farmland of Illinois and Indiana it's a sport practiced by the inebriated.

Growing up in the farmland of South Devon, it's a sport practiced by the inebriated. Not sure what they drink in Illinois and Indiana, but where I come from, it'd be the local Scrumpy.

 

[WackenOpenAir]

i had to look this up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_tipping

 

[zerksees]

Growing up in the farmland of South Devon, it's a sport practiced by the inebriated. Not sure what they drink in Illinois and Indiana, but where I come from, it'd be the local Scrumpy.

Glad to see cow tipping is international. I had never considered it could be international prior to now. My wife doesn't believe people really do it, and she grew up on a dairy farm.

The real decision here is how to get to 4 or 5 extra food per turn. Typically an irrigated grassland cow is a big help in getting to that destination. There are so many exceptions. What if you have two cows? I think the second requires mining.

 

[MAS]

What if you have two cows? I think the second requires mining.

Wrong! Then you build your 2th city so that it can have the 2th cow, and make 2 settler pumps!

 

[zerksees]

Wrong! Then you build your 2th city so that it can have the 2th cow, and make 2 settler pumps!

Point well taken