The Dance of Civilizations [Diplo Game] [Tech Trade Thread]

[Robert]

4a. Trading away a tech costs 1 voucher. All players get 8 vouchers. Vouchers cannot be traded away for anything but techs. (this means that civs can give away 8 techs, receive 8 techs for their vouchers, trade 8 techs for 8 techs or a combination of these options.)

It's allowed to:
- give away a tech (the giver of the tech loses a voucher)
- trade a tech for a tech (both lose a voucher)
- trade a tech for a voucher (the receiver of the tech loses a voucher)

But vouchers cannot be traded away, unless for 1 tech.
So trading 2 vouchers for 1 tech is not allowed. Or 1 voucher for gold or for peace.

[Rasputin]

Confirmed. No Russian vouchers used.

how ?? i thought we could only trade tech for tech..

that means each civ had to use a Voucher ?

if i mised this then please reiterate.

[OzzyKP]

Confirmed. No Russian vouchers used.

[Orb (DoC)]

1 voucher used in trade with Russia.

We are now in the classical era.

[Egypt (DoC)]

Confirm what the Incans said

[Rome (DoC)]

1 voucher used

We are now in the classical era.

one voucher for Rome in the same deal

[Arabia (DoC)]

Arabians Trade Tech With Rome

1 voucher used

We are now in the classical era.

[Korea (DoC)]

Confirm the above . used two techs ..

[England (DoC)]

England has traded techs with Korea.

-1 voucher each.

[Native America (DoC)]

Native America has traded techs with Korea.

-1 voucher each.

[Inca (DoC)]

Tech to Egypt so lose 1 voucher.
Tech from Egypt so they lose 1 Voucher.

[OzzyKP]

But yea, if you have alphabet you can trade any tech you like with anyone you like, you just need to use vouchers each time.

This shouldn't be so confusing people...

[Robert]

No, Saladin. Alphabet will bring you into the classical age. We need 4 players in the medieval age to be able to trade ancient age techs freely.
With alphabet you can trade ancient age techs for vouchers though

This is how it works:

4 players in Era:		Then all civs can freely trade:
ANCIENT
CLASSICAL
MEDIEVAL		ANCIENT
RENAISSANCE		CLASSICAL
INDUSTRIAL		MEDIEVAL
MODERN		RENAISSANCE
FUTURE		INDUSTRIAL

[Arabia (DoC)]

Saladin is pleased to report his wiseguys have reported Alphabet in two decades. I believe that will advance me to the next era and allow me to trade with others ancient techs without reporting vouchers?

[Robert]

I'm sorry, I said it wrong. It should be medieval age indeed, not classical age.
When we're in age 3, techs from age 1 can be traded freely. (when in age 4, techs from trade 2 can be traded freely, etc.)

I'm not sure in which age we are, ancient or classical, but we're not in the medieval age yet, which is the only age that makes a difference.

When 4 civs discovered one of the following techs we're in the med age:
FEUDALISM MEDIEVAL
THEOLOGY MEDIEVAL (INDIA)
MUSIC MEDIEVAL
CIVIL SERVICE MEDIEVAL
GUILDS MEDIEVAL
DIVINE RIGHT MEDIEVAL
PHILOSOPHY MEDIEVAL (PERSIA)
PAPER MEDIEVAL
BANKING MEDIEVAL
MACHINERY MEDIEVAL
ENGINEERING MEDIEVAL
OPTICS MEDIEVAL