50 shields is all you need

[Guest]

Thanks SG(2). I seem to be learning every day something new about Civ2..

Then I must say that I disagree with Smilo about food caravan growth being better that WLTxD growth. Very few of us play for score anymore so city size 36 is a perfect one. Cities who produce their own food are much more easier to manage as well. Of course there are exceptions where food caravans are needed to feed the population like in La Fayette's "starving silicon city".

[War4ever]

i disagree with smilo as well...... personally i would use WLTCD to grow to a desired size and THEN food caravans for the rest

[Guest]

quote: Originally posted by DaveV on 04-03-2001 09:51 AMI can't imagine ever growing beyond size 36, since citizens beyond that size contribute only to score.

So does this means that all the citizens over 36 are automatically entertainers? That you can't turn them scientists or tax collectors?

Btw, what the heck is plural of 'Elvis'??? Elvises? Elves?

[This message has been edited by Marko Polo (edited April 03, 2001).]

[Scouse Gits]

Marko - the Lady Ribannah has decreed that the plural of Elvis be 'Elves' who are we poor mortals to argue

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[La Fayette]

quote: Originally posted by DaveV on 04-03-2001 09:51 AM I can't imagine ever growing beyond size 36

Neither can I. That's precisely why I asked

[La Fayette]

quote: Originally posted by Scouse Gits on 04-04-2001 05:06 AM who are we poor mortals to argue

I don't wish to.
And (if the lady allows) I decree that Gits is the plural for 'Master of starting techs and other knowledge stacked in the revered GL'


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[DaveV]

quote: Originally posted by Scouse Gits on 04-03-2001 05:34 PM Marko - you can only have 16 specialists in any city. After that they are all singing "Jailhouse Rock"

But not well enough to make anyone happy . As I understand it, citizens beyond size 36 look like Elvis, but don't contribute any luxuries. They count as a content citizen for scoring purposes, but are otherwise valueless.