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We also discover Mysticism and start work on another civilization advance, Polythe-

ism. Monarchy is next on the list.

Several turns later, the New York Worker completes the irrigation project; the terrain

square is now marked to show that it is irrigated.We open the City Display for New

York and note that the resource production has not changed as a result of irrigation.

Normally, irrigation increases the food output of Grasslands by one. However, under

Despotism, our current system of government, any terrain square producing three or

more of any resource type has its production reduced by one. So, instead of three food,

the square still produces only two. This illustrates one of the drawbacks of Despotism

and explains why our research is now proceeding toward Monarchy,under which such

penalties do not exist.

While we’re waiting to discover Polytheism and then Monarchy,we send the New York

Worker southwest into the Forest square and build a road. Then, we move south and

build both a road and irrigation.When the Washington Worker finishes building both,

we move it one square west and repeat the improvement process.Then,we build a road

connecting Washington to New York.

Neither of our cities has any luxuries inside its City Radius, but if either one did, the

road connecting the two would be much more than just a boon to travel.When any

city is connected to a luxury—a special terrain resource (like Incense) that isn’t linked

to food,production,or commerce—that’s inside your nation’s borders,one content cit-

izen of the city is made happy for each of these luxuries. If one of your cities has no

luxuries of its own but is connected via road,harbor, or airport to a city that does, the

full benefit of the luxuries applies to both cities.In fact,by connecting a number of cities

and luxuries with a network of roads,you can share the luxuries (and the happiness ben-

efits) throughout your empire.

When we finally discover Monarchy, Map Making becomes our next advance goal.

Now, it’s time to change governments. During this turn, we’re offered the opportunity

to start a revolution and change governments.We choose to do so.There will be a few

turns of anarchy before our population settles down, so we’ll digress just a little.

Having Monarchy allows us to build the Hanging Gardens Wonder, and when we get

Map Making, we can construct the Lighthouse, each of which grants huge benefits to

our growing civilization. While we will try to complete these soon,Wonders are big

projects and we have smaller concerns at present.So, after the anarchy settles down and

our Monarchy is firmly in control,New York eventually completes its Granary, and we