Part

Expansion

You might say: settling, land grab, colonising

Founding new cities or colonies to claim land.

What it does

Turns land into production, research and income: the start of the empire's growth engine.

Ask

Where is the next city, and what does founding it cost the empire?

What to look for

1. Settler or colony units moving out
2. Borders spreading across the map

Parts

• Settler: A unit that founds a new city or colony where it stops.
• City site selection: Choosing where to found a city: the tiles it will work, fresh water, coast, resources and the distance to other cities.
• Territory and borders: The land an empire owns, marked by a coloured border that grows out from its cities.
• Expansion brake: A cost that grows with the number or spread of cities: upkeep, unhappiness or an empire-size penalty.
• Tall versus wide: Two ways to build an empire: a few large, developed cities (tall) or many cities (wide).
• Empire size loop: More cities raise the expansion brake's cost, which cuts the surplus that pays for the next settler.

Sources

1. 2K Games, Sid Meier's Civilization IV Manual, Building CitiesCities are built by settler units.
2. 2K Games, Sid Meier's Civilization IV Manual, CitiesThey allow you to build units, buildings and wonders.
3. 2K Games, Sid Meier's Civilization IV Manual, Cultural BordersYour civilization’s cultural borders will appear once you have created your first city.

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