How did I get 3 coal for free?

[Wezqu]

It really isn't because a building requires it. After all, Stone is required for Stoneworks and Wine/Incense are required for Monestary. It's that each resource provides more than one of the item and the items are used up when the unit/building are built.

Check the wording I used. I said use not require.

 

[Ranos]

Check the wording I used. I said use not require.

Use and require can both be taken in the same way if you don't use something to clarify or quantify or wahtever. If you said it uses 1 resource, then it would have been clear.

 

[Wezqu]

Use and require can both be taken in the same way if you don't use something to clarify or quantify or wahtever. If you said it uses 1 resource, then it would have been clear.

I had the word "spent" there also that should give the clue that something was spent. That doesn't happen on any other resource group than strategic.

 

[Yzman]

Or we can take the easy way out and look at the diplomacy screen as well as other screens that put coal under strategic resources.