Do you move your capitol?

[Lancer]

Mine is way down south of where I plan on extending my empire. Is it worth it to build a new palace towards the middle? When is the best time to do so? Does the palace become more expensive to build later in the game?

Ever moved your cap?

[Hauptman]

Bah, thats what the forbiden palace is for.

I have never actually moved my capital, By the time it would become an issue, It's no longer an issue for me...

[Ming]

I've had my capital moved many times.... in MP games... and not by choice

[wodan11]

Moving the Palace is often a good idea. The accumulated city maintenance if you don't will be huge over the span of the game.

Forbidden Palace to me allows me to make my empire x2 in size for only x2 the maintenance. This in no way replaces the benefits of moving the Palace. (Unless you aren't expanding your empire size, in which case you've got a lot bigger problems.)

One notable exception to all this is if you're beelining State Property, especially on multiple continents (the way it works now SP is almost a must on some maps).

Wodan

[JeebusGreen]

The other thing to think about that noone seems to have mentioned is that the Palace not only provides a little gold and espionage bonus to the city, it also affects which city Bureaucracy works on.

So if you're capitol isn't so crash hot and you have a better well-placed production/commerce city, you could shift it there.

Never done it but sometimes thought about whether it'd be worth it.

Damn, it took a looong time to figure out how to spell Bureaucrarcy.

Incidentally, is there a cap on the value for # of cities maintenance? It seems to stop at 6.0 for me. I'm guessing that's difficulty-scaled though (Prince)

[Seedle]

Originally posted by JeebusGreen
Damn, it took a looong time to figure out how to spell Bureaucrarcy.

But you spelled it right the first time, so I know it is a typo.

[JeebusGreen]

A lesser man would edit his post and deny what you say. But I rise above!

Can't believe I spent longer looking it up than writing the post, then spelt it wrong the second time

[Lancer]

Sometimes I try to get that wonder, is it Versailles...?... right smack in the middle of my empire. The one that acts as another cap. Then I figure build the forbidden off in the islands and a palace anywhere needed and what does it matter after beuearokracy if it is taken? It just pops up somewhere else, yes?

However getting all this to occur aint easy, I've never done it or even built a palace, it's pure fantasy. Usually I'm too busy trying to kill two enemies with one stone to get so pretty about my buildings. When the Mongol hordes are at the gates I don't bother whether the sofa would look better over there next to the plant and the chair over here just so.

[rah]

I've had it moved for me in MP games also.
In one game I was forced to retreat to the islands for survivial. It was distant islands so the maint cost was killing me. But at that point it was 27 turns to build a palace so I just emptied my cap an let a neighbor take it so I would get it for free. I lost the game but I did survive to the end.

[Unimatrix11]

I think a player with such a spirit to hang on actually deserves to hit a 1:100,000,000 chance. Kudos!

[jkp1187]

Rarely, but there are occasions where it happens. Once or twice by my choice (started on a really small continent, then ended up 'inheriting' two larger continents,) once or twice by someone else's choice. (And I went on to win one of the latter games, too....)

P.S. Just think of it as "Bureau" and "Cracy-with-two-C's" and you'll always spell it right...

[Theben]

Nope, never.

And rarely build the Forbidden Palace b/c I figure if I'm going to expand more I'll need it elsewhere, and this placement always changes, so...

[wodan11]

Originally posted by Theben
Nope, never.

And rarely build the Forbidden Palace b/c I figure if I'm going to expand more I'll need it elsewhere, and this placement always changes, so...

No offense Theben but that's weird. You're saying you can't plan ahead? Surely not?

Wodan

[Supr49er]

If the map dictates it, and it's worth it I will. But it's a pretty rare occasion.

[Arrian]

Almost never. I do build the FP, but do often find myself dithering too long about where to put it.

Versailles is the wonder I hope a neighbor builds in just the right spot...

-Arrian