Civilization making $ from taxs

[Trench Coat]

ok how do you make tax collectors i know that u make more coins form banks and markts but im still going broke and i have my taxs a like 90% but i want the mat like 50& without going broke so some help please?

[Verrucosus]

First, create an entertainer by clicking a worked tile on the city screen. Then click on the entertainer that will appear in the city's population roster. This will turn the entertainer into a tax collector. (By clicking again you turn the tax collector into a scientist, and a third click will turn the scientist back into an entertainer.) Please note that tax collectors and scientists can only be created in cities of at least size 5.

I have to admit that a tax rate of 90 % just to cover maintenance is quite unacceptable. In addition to tax collectors (which are really "expensive" in terms of lost food and resources) consider establishing trade routes and (if your situation permits) changing governments.

Finally, it's nice to see that there are still people playing the original Civilization.

[Ecthy]

He's probably in despotism. Also, does the size 5 rule account for Original Civ as well?

[Verrucosus]

The size 5 rule applies at least to version 5 of the original Civilization. Some gameplay changes were introduced by version 3 to make lots of small cities to make it less attractive to have lots of small cities and this might be one of them. In that case it would not apply to earlier version. I'm unable to check, because even my unpatched game would be version 3.