Serious question as someone who hasn't played many games using the Rise & Fall mechanics and all those games are meant to be peaceful (so I don't have any cities surrounded by hostile loyalty) - does that matter much? My impression so far has been a dark age isn't all that bad and a golden age isn't all that great, so who cares? What is the downside to your first age being a dark age?Builder into Settler seems like you would always miss first Golden Age, no? How often do you start with Dark Age / Normal Age / Golden Age?