Colony question

[Rakki]

maybe they'll only put bananas as a resource on small islands

[jdd2007]

and coconuts

[Akron]

If gold was in your city radius but on a little island, you'd be able to use it since it's a bonus resource, not a strategic resource. But if you had oil or uranium on that tiny island, then you'd have to build that city for it.

[Akron]

Looking through some screenshots, I found an example of a civ building a city on an island for the sole purpose of exploiting a resource.

[ajbera]

Thanks for the great response, gang. The question occurred to me when I considered a Civ3 revision of the Age of Discovery scenario (one of my faves), and I was curious as to whether or not I could just establish a multitude of colonies in the New World. I now realize I will have to establish a city first (Jamestown!) and then cover the land in colonies, but I can live with that.

Thanks for info, speculation, opinions and screenshots.