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Game start: Search for suitable locations for cities, such as rivers, plains, coastlines, or near natural resources. Build your capital city. You can press B on any spot for its description.

You found the spot: Select 'City' from the 'order menu' to build a city on a suitable site. These places are often near horses, golden bars, or forest deers.

After creating a city: Choose an appropriate field of research from the displayed menu. 'Sages' and 'scientists' create new technologies and culture. Consider researching 'The Wheel', 'Bronze Wrk', or 'Alphabet' first, as you may start with some expertises mastered.

Settler in a ground spot near city: Use a settler to build 'irrigation' on ground spots near water to increase food production and population growth. Alternatively, if you are in a hurry to expand, you can skip irrigation and focus on finding new city locations.

Settler in a grass spot near city: Use a settler to build roads on grass spots near a city. Roads increase unit movement speed and trade volume between cities.

Settler climbing a hill near city: Use a settler to build 'mines' on hills near a city to increase the production of natural resources, which speeds up building construction and can help build wonders early.

Your first militia: You have acquired your first military unit. Use it to 'explore', 'expand territory', 'attack', or 'defend'. It is recommended to defend your first city with this unit.

Usually after the second city: Protect cities with defense units in 'defense mode'. Settlers can also build new cities. Use units with high attack capability like MILITIA, ARMOR, or CATAPULT to attack enemies. Chariots are also effective attackers.

Basic Strategy: 1: Defend cities with at least one or two high-defense military units. Balance building new cities with developing old ones. Beware of territorial expansion without adequate defense. Enemy military units or bandits may attack without warning. Peace treaties with other civilizations can deter attacks.

Basic Strategy: 2: Maintain peace with stronger powers and subjugate weaker ones. Consider changing your system of government to 'monarchy' when you have six or seven cities. Send a 'SPY' and build embassies to gather information on other nations. Use 'CARAVAN' to develop trade. If your strategy is world conquest, focus on military strikes. Be careful when positioning diplomats, as they can be targets for sneak attacks.

Monarchy: When you change your government to monarchy, urban population production rises, but the cost of maintaining each military unit also increases. A 'revolution' must occur first to change government; this option is on the Game Menu.