User Guide

Missiles
If a city is the target of a normal cruise missile attack,the city suffers a bom-
bard attack.A nuclear missile attack destroys half the population, regardless
of nationality. Military units have a 50% chance of surviving a nuclear attack. In addi-
tion to the loss of units,cities,and improvements,all land terrain squares adjacent to the
impact square become polluted.
As you might expect, all missile units are one-shot attackers.They’re always destroyed
as part of the process of attacking. Note that missiles are considered air units and func-
tion identically to planes with regard to movement.
Leaders and Armies
When an elite unit wins a battle,there is a chance that a great leader will emerge.A leader
can achieve great deeds, like finishing a city’s building project or building an army.
Finish a great work: When it arrives at a city that’s in the midst of building a unit,a
Wonder, or a city improvement, a leader can whip the population into a productivity
frenzy, so that they finish the project in one turn.
Create an Army: A leader in a city can build an army there.An army is a ground unit
that can contain other ground units (much like a seagoing transport unit carries units).
Armies have a significant offensive advantage; when units are grouped together in an
army, they attack as a team. For example, if your army consisted of several Archers, each
Archer would attack and fight until it was reduced to one hit point.Then,the next Archer
would take over.The battle would continue in this way until the enemy was defeated or
you reached your last Archer (who would fight to the end as in any other combat).
Note that, whichever option you choose, the leader is used up in the process.
Combat
Combat occurs when a unit enters a map square occupied by a rival unit or city. Bat-
tles are resolved immediately. If the unit under attack has no ability to defend itself
(Workers, Settlers, Scouts, and similar units), it is captured without a fight.
Most battles result in the destruction of a unit (see “Retreat”below for the exceptions).
When more than one unit occupies the defender’s square, the unit with the highest
defensive strength defends. If the attacker defeats the only unit in a square, it occupies
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