Posted Behind the Castle Walls: My Citizens are Hermits

Required Post #4

Ah Karakorum.  The Mongol Empire's capital.  The center of hell for other empires.  It has a whopping 12 citizens, 12!  Living within the walls are a cannon unit and a worker, that's it.  There's no way of telling if the citizens are male or female, what their histories are, etc.  Simply, they are numbers on a board, deciding if what I am doing for them is acceptable or not.

<----Karakorum, since it is the capital of the empire, has the option to produce a great person, and more variety of great people.  They are created, I think, by so many turns and having a set amount of culture.  They can be used to create works of art, making city-states friendly, and creating a variety of trade.  When they do these things, it can provide more money, culture, or science for your empire, depending on what kind of great person it is.

It is also possible to have another area in your empire have more citizens than your capital.  I believe that this is because some areas are closer to more resources or have more resources in their borders.

The more culture you have, the more variety of social policies you can decide for your empire.  Also it expands your borders, making more resources around you possible to use.  The only con I can think of is that your borders will be closer over time to empires' around you, causing potential problems.