Building city on 'shielded' grassland

Torkkeli · August 27, 2003, 07:41

Hello!

As we are starting up a new Demo game here on Apolyton we are discussing whether we should move our settler one tile west to get more workable land. However we are now on a grassland and the tile west of us is shielded grassland (giving 1 shield unimproved).

See thread here.

Now I remember that there has been a thread that had all the pros and cons of building a city on a bonus grassland. I just cannot find it as they have closed the search.

Anyone remember the effects of building on a shielded grassland? I think it was something like you get the extra shield in the city square after certain conditions were met.

alexman · August 27, 2003, 10:10

You get the extra shield when the city reaches size 7.

GodKing · August 27, 2003, 10:14

Also, IIRC, you have to be out of despotism.

alexman · August 27, 2003, 10:21

Well, that's the case only to get three shields instead of two from a bonus grassland Metropolis. But if you have a hospital and are still in Despotism, you have bigger worries than the single shield lost from a center tile!

Torkkeli · August 28, 2003, 01:09

Thanks!