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Coal. Is it me, or is that more scarce than iron?
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Haven't been here for ages.... -
I just had to do withtout Horses for a very long time and that was no fun.Comment
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Rubber, hands down. Then iron."Got the rock from Detroit, soul from Motown"
- Kid Rock "American Badass"Comment
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It's not just you. There is only 75% as much coal as there is iron.Originally posted by Shogun Gunner
Coal. Is it me, or is that more scarce than iron?Comment
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Damn! I guess its iron then...Railroads and Factories require Iron...Comment
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It's iron. Late game if you don't have anything you can trade or conquer. Losing the iron lottery can be a pain in the ass, especially if there is none nearby to take.Comment
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Iron. It is important in the early game, it is important in the late game. It is a resource that just keeps on giving.I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).Comment
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I vote for iron.
Next turn after I built a railroad on my coal resource it disappeared. Coincidence?Comment
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You can have tons and tons and tons of coal, but if you don't have IRON, you can't build any railroads. Without IRON, you'll probably be without much effective offensive force (Longbowmen vs. Infantry, heheh) with which to acquire OIL, RUBBER, ALUMINUM, etc.
Iron got my vote.Let Them Eat CakeComment
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Conspiracy! hhehe.Originally posted by bfg9000
I vote for iron.
Next turn after I built a railroad on my coal resource it disappeared. Coincidence?
I am paranoid about that, sometimes I only road it. Do these resources get exhausted faster with mines/rr's on them? Or is it just my paranoia?Let Them Eat CakeComment
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Originally posted by Mace
Conspiracy! hhehe.
....... Or is it just my paranoia?
We have a winner!!!
On a serious note, resource depletion is random, it really is, and can disappear as soon as it is connected via road or railroad.* A true libertarian is an anarchist in denial.
* If brute force isn't working you are not using enough.
* The difference between Genius and stupidity is that Genius has a limit.
* There are Lies, Damned Lies, and The Republican Party.Comment
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Having squandered huge amounts of it, I've come to the realization that the most important strategic resource is... time.
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Right now coal only one on the contient with 5 civs on it. I am trying to take it now.Comment
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Depends on scarcity really - most valuable resources to me are the ones that can be traded for tech, cash etc...
So it depends on era and scacity of the resouce...
It's a drag to play without iron in the ancient era - but it's not impossible (and might just improve your diplomacy skills).
So for me - scarcity of resource = more valuable resource.
It's kind of fun getting all the Uranium at the end and auctioning it off...
It's less fun when the nukes start raining down, but hey! It's only a game.
Some cry `Allah O Akbar` in the street. And some carry Allah in their heart.
"The CIA does nothing, says nothing, allows nothing, unless its own interests are served. They are the biggest assembly of liars and theives this country ever put under one roof and they are an abomination" Deputy COS (Intel) US Army 1981-84Comment
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Most of my games end before uranium is of any use. Oil is essential late in the game, as is coal. But Iron stands out as the most important, IMHO.
Nonetheless, I voted banana.
"We may be in a hallucination here, but that's no excuse for being delusional!." K.S. Robinson, 'The Years Of Rice And Salt.'Comment
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