User Guide

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When you are happy with all your choices,click the O icon to begin the game.To return
to the World Setup screen, select the X icon.
Your Opponents
Along the top of this screen are slots for the other civilizations that will be in the game.
Using these,you can control how many competitors you face and—within limits—who
they are.You can set each slot to one of three states:
• None means that no civilization is in that slot. If you want to play against fewer
than the maximum number of competitors, close a few slots.
•A Filled slot contains the name of a specific civilization that you’ve selected.This
guarantees that the tribe you chose will be in the game when it starts.
• Random is the option to use when you don’t want to close the slot,but you don’t
want to choose a specific civilization either.The game will choose an opponent
for you.
Your Civilization
Select the tribe you want to rule from the options available. Every tribe has different
strengths, weaknesses, and one special unit, as listed in the following chart.
Civilization Qualities* Starting Advances Special Unit Replaces
Rome Industrious, Militaristic Masonry,Warrior Code Legionary Swordsman
Greece Scientific, Commercial Bronze Working,Alphabet Hoplite Spearman
Germany Militaristic,Scientific Warrior Code, Bronze Working Panzer Tank
China Industrious, Scientific Masonry, Bronze Working Rider Knight
Japan Militaristic, Religious Warrior Code, Ceremonial Burial Samurai Knight
India Religious,Commercial Ceremonial Burial,Alphabet War Elephant Knight
Aztecs Militaristic,Religious Warrior Code, Ceremonial Burial Jaguar Warrior Warrior
Iroquois Expansionist, Religious Pottery, Ceremonial Burial Mounted Warrior Horseman
Egypt Industrious, Religious Masonry, Ceremonial Burial War Chariot Chariot
Babylon Religious,Scientific Ceremonial Burial, Bronze Working Bowman Archer
Russia Expansionist, Scientific Pottery, Bronze Working Cossack Cavalry