mysterious unworkable sqaure... bug...?

[Wretched Gnu]

I'm playing with OSX; in my current game, one of my cities suddenly can't work on one of its most valuable squares: the square has that brown line around the perimeter indicating it's being worked by another nearby city -- but it isn't. As a "workable" square, it *is* shared with another city I have nearby, but neither one of them is working the square and neither one of them can work it. There are no other cities around, and both cities are well within my national borders, so I know there aren't any "hidden" enemy towns that could be claiming the square... any thoughts?

I must say that, otherwise, the game runs beautifully on my wife's ibook...

thanks,
--wn

 

[Isshy]

Ya I have the same problem. It really takes a lot of food etc. away. Have you found out what this is all about?

 

[AlanH]

If the tile is within the 21 tile city radius and is not being worked by another city then the only things I know of that can prevent it being worked are pollution (a nasty rusty stain), or occupation by enemy or barbarian forces.

By the way, just a reminder - if this is a GOTM problem you should raise it with Cracker, not in an open forum.