Measure

Start position balance

You might say: fair starts, start bias

How much useful food, production, commerce and resources a player's starting site offers, plus its position near friends and enemies.

What it does

Makes the opening stronger or weaker because city location strongly affects success.

Ask

Would a strong player accept any of these starts?

Trouble

One player starts on rich river land, another in tundra, and the game is decided before anyone meets.

Sources

1. 2K Games, Sid Meier's Civilization IV Manual, Choosing a City SiteDetermining the best site is complex, and must take into account the availability of food, production, commerce and resources
2. 2K Games, Sid Meier's Civilization IV Manual, Choosing a City Siteproximity to friendly cities as well as to potential enemies.

Use it on your project

teardown-apply: hold "Start position balance" (start-position) from the teardown at https://teardownatlas.com/4x-strategy/ against my project

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