User Guide

your past behavior when dealing with other civilizations. Since this is our first contact

with any civilization,we expect the German leader to have a neutral and somewhat cau-

tious attitude (though you never really know what attitude a newly met leader will have).

Unless we declare war ourselves, we’ll come out of this encounter with an automatic

peace treaty with the Germans,and possibly an exchange of knowledge (advances).We

want to make friends at this stage in the game, so even though giving up technology is

dangerous, it’s also a sign of trust and of hope for a strong alliance.

After this encounter, we have (most likely) gained a friend (for now) and possibly prof-

ited by one or two civilization advances as a result of technology exchange with the

Germans. Now that we’ve made contact, we can chat with them at any time by click-

ing the Diplomacy button on the Info Box and sending an emissary to the Germans,

or by right-clicking any German unit. The Germans can also contact us at any time.

Conclusion

So ends the beginner’s lesson.You should now be familiar with many of the basic con-

cepts.Remember,we’ve only scratched the surface when it comes to learning the game.

Use the rest of this manual and the Civilopedia to help you with new concepts as you

encounter them.

Have fun, and good luck! May your reign be long and fruitful!