Mines?

[Funk]

Do mines have a constant(per turn) chance to find resources or is it as soon as you build it? Or even maybe every time you reveal a new resource that can be tapped by a mine? Whatever the situation, could someone help me out.. Seems like I got bad luck with that small chance... something like 0% so far... maybe less...

 

[jar2574]

Do mines have a constant(per turn) chance to find resources or is it as soon as you build it? Or even maybe every time you reveal a new resource that can be tapped by a mine? Whatever the situation, could someone help me out.. Seems like I got bad luck with that small chance... something like 0% so far... maybe less...

They have a constant chance. You won't get it as soon as you build it.

 

[BeefontheBone]

It's an ongoing thing. They also need to be worked by a city, so there's no point building mines outside your city radii (except that they might provide a yet-to-be-revealed resource I suppose, but you'd have to have some bored workers).

 

[dazedncnfused]

It's an ongoing thing. They also need to be worked by a city, so there's no point building mines outside your city radii (except that they might provide a yet-to-be-revealed resource I suppose, but you'd have to have some bored workers).

When you say worked by your city. Are you refering to in the city limits?

 

[MrCynical]

It's about 0.01% per mine per turn, and the tile has to be in a city radius with the city using that square. It's very unusual for this to happen more than about once per game. There's not much point building mines outside city radii.

 

[Riothamus]

It's about 0.01% per mine per turn, and the tile has to be in a city radius with the city using that square. It's very unusual for this to happen more than about once per game. There's not much point building mines outside city radii.

I don't know, usually happens about 4-5 times per game for me, but maybe I'm just lucky. Probably depends on how well you manage your tiles, or whether you just keep the worker on automate.

 

[MrCynical]

Well, maybe I'm just unlucky, but I've only once had it happen twice in a game, and I've gone three full games without it happening at all. This is with every usable hill mined, and in use as soon as is practical. I tend to play a builder style with a relatively small land area, which will reduce my chances. If you're taking over half the map it might account for the difference.