hi all,
1)
Defenses: I am in Chieftain, playing Germany (Bismark) against
only 1 Enemy - Rome. My map is Tiny and Pangea. My starting location
was in the southern tip of a south pointing penninsula (like Florida in the
US). So I figured I was safe from a 4 directional attack. I built north
watching my Income and Expenses and everything was going ok.
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Then Rome sent in a couple of warriors around the slimest sliver of an
openning on the eastern coast which I had failed to close. They weren't
bothering anything but I did not see that until too late. I attacked (I also
didn't know "Red" was for my enemy's (Rome) color - I thought they were
from a band of angry tribespeople. (I think those are always 'white'.)
Ok. So now I am at War with Rome and know that Red is their color. I
prepare my "Maginot Line" to block the northern entrance to my
penninsula. Needless to say (the reason I am here) Rome found a weak
spot in the line (d'uh) and ruined my beautiful, albeit small but growing,
empire.
I have played several games now (all on Chieftain) enough to know that
the only defense against an attack is to
build a line of soldiers blocking
my entire empire preventing any entrance by enemy! But that seems
excessive to me. So I came here asking for some advice that can help - or
confirmation that they always look for the weakest link in your defenses and
attack there.
Edit: Possible Solution? before I build a City I send in my soldiers to
a tile. Then I send in my Settler and Build the City. Yes? ... but if I only have
soldiers defending Cities, won't they attack my Roads and Upgrades, thus cutting
off my Cities from any resources? I have to admit I am totally perplexed by
defense of my empire and that the "Maginot Line" seems the only way to go.
2)
"Food" but no Irrigation?:
I just started reading this site's webpages on how to play - Assessment
alone is like so complicated! That brings me to a second question,
unrelated to the above, yet on the same map. I right-click on a tile and
it shows 1 Food. (This map has an absence of resources... weird, all the
others had plenty to use.) So desparate for this resource I send a Worker
there and when he arrives there is no "Irrigation" icon on his menu. How am
I supposed to get Food to the citizens in the city when I can't build
irrigation???
tia!
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Thanks a million! 
