Don't forget!

[MattH]

In the earlier parts of the game, food is a big concern (at least for me). But when the Industrial/Modern age rolls around, there is usually ~1000+ food in storage. Don't forget that it's a tradable commodity! Those late-game units take a lot of $$ to produce, and you can get from selling food.

Any other things that you notice people forgetting?

[Signa]

Careful selling food.

A lot of good lategame wonders depend upon food (not to mention early game ones like the Pyramids and TCA).

And one of the endgame techs costs a helvalotta food.

If you need the cash and food is loose, fine go and sell. But usually food is so cheap anyways you only get 10-1 wealth. But not all games.

[Lord Sun Ce]

Food also plummets in price once you reach the last age, since most units don't use food, and most techs/units use up the other resources. But at least this low price keeps it easy to get that one last end tech by just buying out all of the food on the market when you have enough knowledge

[The diplomat]

I wouldn't sell all my food. However, selling and buying so as to have enough ressources to buy an upgrade, build a wonder or advance to the next age, is crucial.

There are points in the game, where you can have a lot of one ressource and little of another.

So, I usually make a point of buying and selling so as to even things out, ie sell the ressource that is plenty and buy the ressource that is few until I have the same amount of all ressources.

[MattH]

Yeah- I find it essential to have the buy/sell tab extended at all times. Low on metal? Sell food, buy some. Need wealth? Sell some timber, etc.

[Hydey]

good tip

[ixnay]

Ooh, that's what I'm forgetting to do in my games - to buy & sell resources. I still do okay, but this should make me better, faster, and stronger.

[MattH]

At first, I thought "naw- what a hassle. I'll never really need buy/sell". Now, I found that handy pop-out market tab and I'm totally dependent on it after trade 2 (and helpless before it .

[tetley]

Unless I can get a good price, I usually try to find alternatives to trading if I can. If I'm high on food I'll infinite queue Light Infantry and Armored Cars, and get Statue of Liberty + Kremlin. Doing that lightens my load on other resources. That can be "trading," in a way, since for example Statue saves you other resources in free upgrades.

If you're Chinese and not up against Aztecs, I'd say definitely never trade food.