RAH Rules: The Rules Keep Rolling On.

[Ming]

Yeah... that one square island on and inland lake that you control is great for trade routes... especially if it's within three squares of a city hooked to your road system.

[Ming]

Yeah... that one square island on and inland lake that you control is great for trade routes... especially if it's within three squares of a city hooked to your road system.

[rah]

Originally posted by War4ever
doesnt' have to be off your cap, it can be off the coast of your outer cities..so long as you can get your vans there at a reasonable speed.....what dif does it make....

It doesn't have to be, but if you cap is exposed on ocean 1, having the island near helps you sentry for incoming ships. Not critical, but nice.

[War4ever]

for any cities exposed i think the offshore trading partner is a great warning system.....

but yes if your cap is exposed, then i guess its even better happy now

[rah]

Originally posted by War4ever
for any cities exposed i think the offshore trading partner is a great warning system.....

but yes if your cap is exposed, then i guess its even better happy now

Always

[Ming]

When your capital is exposed... EVERY little bit helps.
Especially with aggressive people like you guys in the game

[War4ever]

well you dont' always "get" a choice where to put the capital...sometimes you have to risk it ...besides, thats part of the fun, caputuring the crown

[rah]

Originally posted by War4ever
caputuring

What, a new Starbucks product?

Yes, sometimes you have no choice. But you don't start to sweat until someone finds it. The first time one of Markus's ship's cruise by, you start beefing up, because you know it will be back with others stuffed with knights or crusaders.

RAH

[War4ever]

nah, hes more likely looking for a trading partner, so i assume its stuffed with "beemers" and other fine German IMPORTS

[rah]

Yes, if he has the trade cities. If he has production cities instead and generally crappy land, his focus is different. He's taken my cap that way once before. And it was on an inland sea.

RAH

[War4ever]

Well some people need to learn to play without trade in their capital It can be an exciting game b/c your focus is on early war techs and finding your opponent.....

besides if you have no trade, likely he won't have alot either..... meaning you won't be too far behind

[rah]

On a larger map, I'd dissagree, but on the smaller maps, some of the seed numbers sometimes produce tradeless maps and more food/production types. But all it takes is a couple of trade specials to start, and you can get a great head start.

[War4ever]

i was talking about the moon surfaces we play on

[rah]

Yeah, on our rocks, sometimes there's only one gold, if any, on the whole world.

[War4ever]

yeah and when somone gets it in the first few turns , the rest of the players are playing catchup....... high trade maps are fun b/c of the cruising tech tree..

nothing worse than the fishy/coal plains games