Basic Tips and Tricks (scroll down for tips on specific levels)
Defenders - Defenders are the lynch pin of your colony. The break up disputes, and keep your units from slacking off at their jobs. Make sure to keep Defenders stationed on your Farms as they'll keep your units from starving by keeping your Workers working.
Use your Markets - Markets are a great resource for shifting assets. If you're a little low on gold, use your wood to trade for gold, and vice versa.
Unit abilities - Each unit type has one building in which they function the best at. However, each unit can work anywhere. Take some time to familiarize yourself with what each unit can do at each building type.
Upgraded Academy - If a level goals require upgrading buildings, construct an Academy and upgrade it to earn the Academy Medal. This bonus will decrease the points needed to upgrade ALL buildings and reduce the upgrade wood cost. Also, Scholar earns 15 gold per cycle in this building, so it's a great investment!
Defenders - Defenders are the lynch pin of your colony. The break up disputes, and keep your units from slacking off at their jobs. Make sure to keep Defenders stationed on your Farms as they'll keep your units from starving by keeping your Workers working.
Use your Markets - Markets are a great resource for shifting assets. If you're a little low on gold, use your wood to trade for gold, and vice versa.
Unit abilities - Each unit type has one building in which they function the best at. However, each unit can work anywhere. Take some time to familiarize yourself with what each unit can do at each building type.
Upgraded Academy - If a level goals require upgrading buildings, construct an Academy and upgrade it to earn the Academy Medal. This bonus will decrease the points needed to upgrade ALL buildings and reduce the upgrade wood cost. Also, Scholar earns 15 gold per cycle in this building, so it's a great investment!
Factory - An upgraded Factory speeds up the production cycle. This gives you more production loops in a given time, which can help in things like upgrading buildings and producing resources. The Factory is very very very important in certain levels! Once upgraded you can put there 1 defender and 2 Scouts/ Leaders/Merchants to have resources! Leaders are the best!
Without a Factory it is not possible to gain a yellow flag and pass the levels.
City Guild - An upgraded City Guild reduces the cost of the units and speeds up unit production. This is important for the specialist units, especially leaders, which cost a lot and can take a long time to build
The Academy, City Guild and Factory don't need to be 'staffed'. They do their work without units standing there.
A scholar placed at any building provides 10 upgrade points per production cycle. At special buildings, where there are only 3 spaces, you will want 2 scholars and a defender (usually). You have the option of placing 3 scholars and trying to get the job done faster, but if there is a clash there, it's generally slower in the long run.
If you have the chance, keep an eye on how many points are still needed on buildings. For instance, you may have 2 scholars working, but at the end you only need 5 or 10 points - you can move one scholar early, before the upgrade is actually finished, and get a head start on upgrading a different building.
Make a note of where different units produce wood. You can get a surprising amount from markets, for instance, and it can really help if you need just a bit more in order to build a lumber mill.
GENERAL INFORMATION
GENERAL UNITS:
WORKERS (Cost 50 Gold):
Are the only Units that construct buildings, best used on Farm & Lumber Mill. Workers can collect Gold & a small amount of other resources relevant to the building they are put on or relevant to their specialties (i.e. gems on Mine or collect food & wood on different buildings).
MERCHANTS (Cost 75 Gold):
Can collect Gold from any building, can produce a small amount of other resources relevant to the building they are put on or relevant to their specialties.
SCHOLARS (Cost 125 Gold): Can only put points toward upgrading buildings, except @ Academy they can earn 15 Gold per cycle.
SCOUT (Cost 75 Gold):
Can collect land resources and collect gems on a Mine. Can collect Gold & small amount of other resources relevant to the building they are put on or relevant to their specialties.
DEFENDER (Cost 100 Gold):
Can prevent disputes between Units if put on buildings before there are multiple Units on a building. They can rectify a dispute @ a building between units if placed on building. Should a dispute occur @ a building production ceases until dispute is solved, which takes some time. Can collect Gold & small amounts of other resources relevant to the building they are put on or relevant to their specialties.
SPECIALTY UNITS:
Without a Factory it is not possible to gain a yellow flag and pass the levels.
City Guild - An upgraded City Guild reduces the cost of the units and speeds up unit production. This is important for the specialist units, especially leaders, which cost a lot and can take a long time to build
The Academy, City Guild and Factory don't need to be 'staffed'. They do their work without units standing there.
A scholar placed at any building provides 10 upgrade points per production cycle. At special buildings, where there are only 3 spaces, you will want 2 scholars and a defender (usually). You have the option of placing 3 scholars and trying to get the job done faster, but if there is a clash there, it's generally slower in the long run.
If you have the chance, keep an eye on how many points are still needed on buildings. For instance, you may have 2 scholars working, but at the end you only need 5 or 10 points - you can move one scholar early, before the upgrade is actually finished, and get a head start on upgrading a different building.
Make a note of where different units produce wood. You can get a surprising amount from markets, for instance, and it can really help if you need just a bit more in order to build a lumber mill.
GENERAL INFORMATION
GENERAL UNITS:
WORKERS (Cost 50 Gold):
Are the only Units that construct buildings, best used on Farm & Lumber Mill. Workers can collect Gold & a small amount of other resources relevant to the building they are put on or relevant to their specialties (i.e. gems on Mine or collect food & wood on different buildings).
MERCHANTS (Cost 75 Gold):
Can collect Gold from any building, can produce a small amount of other resources relevant to the building they are put on or relevant to their specialties.
SCHOLARS (Cost 125 Gold): Can only put points toward upgrading buildings, except @ Academy they can earn 15 Gold per cycle.
SCOUT (Cost 75 Gold):
Can collect land resources and collect gems on a Mine. Can collect Gold & small amount of other resources relevant to the building they are put on or relevant to their specialties.
DEFENDER (Cost 100 Gold):
Can prevent disputes between Units if put on buildings before there are multiple Units on a building. They can rectify a dispute @ a building between units if placed on building. Should a dispute occur @ a building production ceases until dispute is solved, which takes some time. Can collect Gold & small amounts of other resources relevant to the building they are put on or relevant to their specialties.
SPECIALTY UNITS:
CULTIVATOR (Cost 200 Gold):
Can be purchased after a Farm is upgraded to 4 Stars, can collect Gold & small amounts of other resources relevant to the building they are put on or relevant to their specialties.
WOODSMAN (Cost 150 Gold):
Can be purchased after Lumber Mill has been upgraded to 4 Stars, can collect Gold & small amounts of other resources relevant to the building they are put on or relevant to their specialties.
EXPLORER: (Cost 250 Gold):
Can be purchased after a Mine has been upgraded to 4 Stars, can collect FOOD & WOOD from any building.
LEADER: (Cost 450 Gold):
Can be purchased after a Market has been upgraded to 4 Stars, can collect large amounts of Gold from any building along with other resources relevant to the building they are put on.
GENERAL BUILDINGS:
NOTE: NEED ONLY DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF WOOD TO UPGRADE BUILDINGS…NO GOLD.
FARM: Used to produce Food & Gold
Cost: 150 gold & 250 wood to construct w/ 5 slots for Units
1 Star: 150 Wood w/ 6 slots for Units
2 Stars: 300 Wood w/ 7 slots
3 Stars: 600 Wood w/ 7 slots
4 Stars: 200 Wood w/ 7 slots
LUMBER MILL: Used to produce Wood & Gold
Cost: 400 Gold & 100 Wood to Construct w/ 5 slots
1 Star: 75 Wood w/ 6 slots
2 Stars: 150 Wood w/ 7 slots
3 Stars: 250 Wood w/ 7 slots
4 Stars: 100 Wood w/ 7 slots
MINE: Used to produce Gems & Gold
Cost: 50 Gold & 200 Wood w/ 4 slots
1 Star: 50 Wood w/ 5 slots
2 Stars: 100 Wood w/ 6 slots
3 Stars: 200 Wood w/ 6 slots
4 Stars: 250 Wood w/ 6 slots
MARKET: Used to produce Gold. Can transfer Gold to Wood or Wood to Gold. Units produce other resources relevant to their specialties on this building.
Cost: 700 Gold w/ 3 slots
1 Star: 200 Wood w/ 4 slots
2 Stars: 300 Wood w/ 5 slots
3 Stars: 400 Wood w/ 5 slots
4 Stars: 600 Wood w/ 5 slots
SPECIALTY BUILDINGS W/ 3 SLOTS & UPGRADE TO 1 STAR ONLY:
Note: Take longer to upgrade than other buildings. Benefits only take effect after upgraded.
ACADEMY:
Cost: 150 Gold & 100 Wood
1 Star: 250 Wood
Benefit: Reduces point & wood cost to upgrade buildings by 50%
CITY GUILD:
Cost: 200 Gold & 50 Wood
1 Star: 300 Wood
Benefit: Reduces Units price by 25% & decreases Unit training time in half
FACTORY:
Cost: 300 Gold & 300 Wood
1 Star: 150 Wood
Benefit: Decreases production cycle by 15%
LANDMARKS:
Highlight Landmark & it will highlight the area benefited by its resource. A small box with a check will appear on lots benefited by its resource.
MINERAL PONDS: Increase Food & Gem production 50%
STATUE: Increases Food, Wood, Gold & Gem production by 25% TREASURY; Increases Gold production by 75%
HINTS:
- Last Minute added goals will only pop up after initial goals have been met.
- When short on resources, check to see how many upgrade points are needed if more than 1 Scholar is on building, you may be able to transfer Scholar to another building or sell if only 10 points are needed.
- Can transfer Units to different buildings or in a neutral area if a short term goal or long term goal is being achieved.
- Look @ goals, layout, landmarks & resources given to plan level strategy.
- Take advantage of landmarks even if it means demolishing a building.
- Sometimes it’s best to work towards goals only & avoid other distractions.
- Restart level if a mistake is made or strategy isn’t working.
- Demolishing unneeded buildings can boost Gold & Wood resources.
- HAVE FUN!!!
Tips for Specific Levels
SPOILER ALERT
Should be able to receive yellow flag time using these strategies (may take a little practice)
Tutorials:
LEVEL 1:
BUILD 2 FARMS, RECRUIT 4 WORKERS
- Train 2 Workers
- Build a Farm
- Build 2nd Farm
- Train 2 Additional Workers
LEVEL 2:
ACHIEVE 12 FOOD RESERVE, ACHIEVE 90 GOLD PER CYCLE, RECRUIT 6 MERCHANTS:
- Put given worker on Farm
- Train Merchant and put on Farm
- Train 5 Additional Merchants and put on Farms
LEVEL 3:
BUILD 2 LUMBER MILLS, ACHIEVE 14 FOOD RESERVE, ACHIEVE 60 WOOD PER CYCLE
- Put worker on empty land and build Lumber Mill
- Put Merchant on Lumber Mill
- Demolish 1 Farm
- Put 2nd worker on empty land
- Build 2nd Lumber Mill
- Train 7 Additional Workers; put 5 workers on farm & 2 additional workers on Lumber Mill
LEVEL 4:
TRAIN 3 SCHOLARS, ACHIEVE 20 FOOD RESERVE, UPGRADE 1 FARM TO 3 STARS
- Train 1 Scholar & put on Farm
- Upgrade Farm to 1 Star
- Train 1 more Scholar and put on Farm
- Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars
- Put Worker on Farm
- Train 4 Workers & put on Lumber Mill
- Train 2 more workers & 2 more Scholars and put on Farm
- Sell 1 Scholar
- Put 1 Scholar on Lumber Mill
- Transfer 1 Worker from Lumber Mill to Farm
LEVEL 5:
ACHIEVE 120 WOOD PER CYCLE, UPGRADE ONE LUMBER MILL TO 2 STARS
- Move Worker on empty lot near Resource Silo and Build Lumber Mill
- Sell Merchant
- Train 1 Worker, 1 Merchant & 2 Scholars and put on Lumber Mill
- Train 2 Workers & 1 Scholar and put on Farm
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 1 Star
- Train additional Scholar and put on Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Farm to 1 Star
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 2 Stars
- Train Merchant & put on Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 3 Stars
- Sell Scholars
- Train 2 Workers and put on Lumber Mill
OTHER LEVELS:
LEVEL 6:
BUILD 2 FARMS (1 FARM ALREADY BUILT), BUILD 2 LUMBER MILLS **ADDED GOAL: ACHIEVE 60 WOOD PER CYCLE**
- Move 1 given worker to an empty lot and build Lumber Mill
- Move the other given worker to an empty lot and build another Lumber Mill
- Put 2 given Merchants on Farm to earn gold until Lumber Mills are built, then transfer Merchants to Lumber Mills where they can earn more gold
- Train 2 Workers, put 1 worker on built Farm and have other worker build another Farm when enough gold (150) is achieved
- Sell Merchants
- Train 2 Workers & put on Lumber Mills to reach added goal of 60 wood per cycle
LEVEL 7:
BUILD 2 MARKETS, 80 WOOD PER CYCLE, UPGRADE 1 MARKET WITH 1 STAR
- Put given Scholar and Merchant on built Farm
- Have 1 given Worker Build Lumber Mill near Resource Silo
- Have the other given Worker Build Market near Resource Silo
- Upgrade Farm to 1 Star
- Transfer Merchant and Scholar to built Market
- Transfer Worker from Market to Farm
- Train 2 Workers & put on Lumber Mill
- When Market is ready to be upgraded, sell Scholar, TRANSFER GOLD TO WOOD TO UPGRADE MARKET
- Train Merchant & put on Market
- Train another worker & put on Farm until 700 Gold collected
- Transfer worker from Lumber Mill to empty land to build 2nd Market, put worker on Lumber Mill when 2nd Market is completed to reach 80 wood per cycle goal
LEVEL 8:
HARVEST ALL DEPOSITS, UPGRADE FARM TO ONE STAR, BUILD & UPGRADE LUMBER MILL TO 3 STARS
- Move given scout to gold
- Move 1 given worker to empty land to build Lumber Mill
- Move other given worker to farm
- Train 1 Scout & 2 Scholars
- Put Scout on wood to resource
- Put 1 Scholar on Farm and the other Scholar on Lumber Mill
- Train 1 Worker and 1 Scout
- Put Scout on lumber to resource and put worker on Farm
- Upgrade Lumber Mill & Farm
- Train 1 Worker and 1 Scout
- Put Scout on Lumber resource and Worker on Farm
- Train Scholar and put on Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Farm and Lumber Mill
- Transfer Scholar from Farm to Lumber Mill when Farm is upgraded to 2 stars
- Move Scouts to a new Resource area when they have depleted a Resource Area
- Train an additional Scholar and put on Lumber Mill
Level 9:
BUY ALL NOMAD LANDS, CONSTRUCT MINE, RECRUIT 4 SCOUTS **ADDED GOAL: COLLECT 800 WOOD**
- Recruit 1 Scout
- Put Given Scout on Gem land resource
- Have given Worker build Mine
- Put Worker, Merchant & 1 Scout on Mine when completed
- Put other Scout on Mine when Gem Resource is depleted
- Purchase Farm from Nomad 1st
- Transfer Worker & Defender to Farm
- Recruit 2 more Scouts & put on Mine
- Purchase Lumber Mill from Nomads Next
- Transfer 3 Scouts to land wood resources, leave 1 Scout on Mine
- Recruit 8 Workers and put them on the Farm & on Lumber Mill
LEVEL 10:
RECRUIT 18 WORKERS, BUILD ANCIENT SHIP (15 slots on Ship)
- Put 2 given Workers on Ship
- Put given Scout on land gem resource
- Recruit 2 Workers, 2 Scouts & 1 Scholar
- Put Workers & Scholar on Farm
- Put 2 Scouts on Mine
- Transfer Scout to Mine when land gem resource has been depleted
- Recruit 1 Merchant 1 & 1 Worker for Farm
- Upgrade Farm to 1 Star
- Recruit 4 Workers 1 for Farm & 3 For Ship
- Purchase Market from Nomad when 100 Gems have been collected
- Transfer Merchant to Market
- Transfer 2 Scouts to land wood Resources
- Sell 1 Scout
- Recruit another Merchant for Market
- Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars then Sell Scholar & Scouts
- Recruit 3 Workers for Farm
- Recruit 9 Workers for Ship (can sell Merchants if cash is needed for workers)
LEVEL 11:
BUILD 1 FARM & UPGRADE TO 4 STARS, TRAIN 6 CULTIVATORS, ACHIEVE 90 FOOD RESERVE
- Have given worker build Farm
- Keep worker on Farm when built and put the 3 given scholars on Farm
- Recruit 3 Merchants for Market
- Upgrade Farm as it becomes available (may need to transfer Gold to Wood from Market to upgrade)
- Demolish 1 Market
- Recruit an additional Scholar when Farm is upgraded to 2 Stars
- Recruit 8 Cultivators when Farm is upgraded to 4 Stars while simultaneously selling 4 Scholars, 1 Worker & 1 Merchant if Gold is needed
- Put 7 Cultivators on Farm & 1 on Market
LEVEL 12:
ACHIEVE 10 GEMS PER CYCLE, ACHIEVE 20 FOOD RESERVE, ACHIEVE 120 WOOD PER CYCLE **ADDED GOAL: ACHIEVE 250 GOLD PER CYCLE**
- Put 2 Given Workers on Lumber Mill
- Put 1 Given Worker on Farm
- Recruit 3 Scholars & put on Farm
- Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars
- Recruit Merchant for Market
- Recruit 2 Workers; put 1 Worker on Farm and the other on the Lumber Mill
- Recruit 1 Merchant for Market
- Transfer 3 Scholars to Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 1 Star
- Transfer Merchant to Lumber Mill
- Transfer 3 Scholars to Market
- Upgrade Market to 2 Stars
- Recruit 1 Merchant for Market
- Recruit 4 Workers for Farm (6 Workers on Farm will achieve 20+ Food Reserve)
- Recruit 3 Additional Workers for Lumber Mill (5 Workers on Lumber Mill will achieve 120 wood cycle)
- Recruit 3 Scouts for Mine to achieve 10 Gems per cycle
- Recruit 5 Merchants; put 3 on Market & 1 on Lumber Mill
DEFENDERS WILL NEED TO BE PLACED ON LOTS WITH MULTIPLE UNITS FROM HERE UNTIL THE END OF THE GAME TO AVOID CLASHES
LEVEL 13:
CONQUER NOMAD LANDS, ACHIEVE 175 WOOD CYCLE
NOTE: NO SCHOLARS ON THIS LEVEL
- Put given Defender on Farm
- Put given Scout on land gem resources
- Put given Defender on Lumber Mill
- Recruit 2 Workers & put on Farm
- Recruit 2 Scouts and put on gem resources (transfer Scouts to other gem resources when they deplete their area)
- Recruit Defender & Worker for Lumber Mill
- Purchase Market from Nomads as soon as 100 gems are collected
- Transfer Merchant to Market
- Recruit 4 Workers for Farm; put 2 Workers on Farm & 2 on Lumber Mill
- Purchase Lumber Mill from Nomads when 75 gems are collected
- Exchange wood for Gold & Recruit 1 DEFENDER & 4 Workers for other Farm if Gold is needed
- Recruit 1 Defender for additional Lumber Mill
- Recruit 5 Workers for Lumber Mill
- Recruit Defender & Worker for Market
- Purchase Resource Silo from Nomad & sell Scouts (not all gem resources need to be excavated)
LEVEL 14:
RECRUIT 10 SCOUTS, UPGRADE A 3 STAR LUMBER MILL, EARN 1,000 WOOD
- Have one given worker Build Farm on Bottom Middle to take advantage of the Mineral Pond (a small check marked box will appear on the land when the Mineral Pond is highlighted)
- Recruit 3 Scouts & put on land resources
- Recruit a Defender & put on Farm
- Put 2 given Workers on Farm
- Transfer Worker to land on bottom right to build a Lumber Mill when 400 Gold are collected
- Recruit a Defender for Lumber Mill
- Transfer Workers to Lumber Mill and Scouts on Farm when Scouts have depleted land resources
- Recruit a Scholar for Farm & upgrade to 1 Star
- Recruit 2 Scholars for Lumber Mill
- Transfer 1 Worker to Empty Lot and Build another Lumber Mill
- Transfer Scholar from Farm to Lumber Mill when Farm has been upgraded to 2 stars
- Recruit a Merchant for Farm
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 3 Stars
- Sell Scholars
- Recruit 3 Workers & put them on 3 Star Lumber Mill
- Recruit 3 Scouts for Farm
- Sell 4 Workers after 1,000 Wood has been collected
- Recruit 4 Scouts for Lumber Mill (This should make 10 Scouts)
LEVEL 15:
BUILD TRIANGLE WINDMILLS (don’t have to purchase Nomad Lands)
- Put 2 given Scouts on Gold resources
- Put 1 given Scout on Windmill
- Recruit 1 Worker to build a Farm and a Market (put Worker on Farm when both buildings completed)
- Recruit 2 Defenders; 1 for Farm and 1 for Market
- Transfer Scouts to Windmill when land resources are exhausted
- Recruit 1 Merchant for Market
- Recruit 1 Worker & 1 Scholar for Farm when Gold is available
- Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars (can exchange gold for wood @ Market if needed)
- Transfer Scholar to Market & Merchant to Farm
- Upgrade Market to 1 Star
- Sell Scholar
- Recruit 1 Worker for Farm & 1 Merchant for Market
- Recruit 3 Scouts for Windmills
- Recruit 1 Worker for Farm & 3 Scouts for Windmills
- Recruit 1 Worker for Farm & 2 Scouts for Windmills
- Recruit 1 Worker to build another Farm
- Recruit 2 Scouts for Windmills
- Recruit 1 DEFENDER & 1 Worker for Farm & 2 Scouts for Windmills
LEVEL 16:
BUILD ACADEMY & UPGRADE TO 1 STAR, UPGRADE 4 BUILDINGS TO 3 STARS
- Recruit Worker & Defender & put on Farm
- Put 1 given Scholar on Lumber Mill & the Other Scholar on Market
- Recruit Scout and put on Gold resource, then Wood, then Gold
- Transfer Scouts to Farm when Lumber Mill & Market are ready to be upgraded (don’t upgrade yet)
- Recruit Merchant for Market
- Upgrade Farm
- Recruit 2 Workers & 1 Defender for Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars
- Upgrade Lumber Mill
- Sell Scout when land resources depleted
- Demolish Mine
- Recruit Worker to build Academy
- Recruit Defender for Academy
- Transfer Scholars to Academy
- Put Worker on Lumber Mill when Academy completed
- Recruit 4 Workers & 1 Scholar for Farm
- Upgrade Farm to 3 Stars
- Transfer Scholar from Farm to Lumber Mill
- Recruit 1 Scholar for Lumber Mill
- Recruit 1 Defender & 3 Scholars for Market, transfer Merchant to Farm temporarily
- Upgrade Academy
- Upgrade Market & Lumber Mill
- Transfer Scholars from Academy to Market
- Recruit 2 Scholars for Lumber Mill
LEVEL 17:
BUILD A 3 STAR MARKET, EARN 1,000 GOLD, RECRUIT 10 MERCHANTS **ADDED GOAL: ACHIEVE 75 FOOD RESERVE**
- Have given Worker build Mine
- Train 1 Defender & 2 Scouts to put on Mine
- Buy 1 Farm from Nomad
- Transfer Defender & Worker to Farm & 1 Scout to land wood resources, keep 1 Scout on Mine until 2nd Farm is purchased from Nomad
- Recruit 1 Scholar for Farm (upgrade Farm to 4 Stars)
- Recruit Defender & 2 Merchants for Mine
- Recruit 2 Merchants for Farm
- Transfer 1 Worker to Empty Lot when 700 Gold collected to build Market
- Sell Scouts when land resources & 2nd Farm is purchased
- Recruit 1 Merchant for Mine
- Transfer 1 Worker to Empty Lot when 700 Gold collected to build Market, then return to Farm
- Transfer Scholar to Market from Farm
- Recruit 1 Defender & 1 Scholar to Market
- Upgrade Market to 1 Star
- Recruit another Scholar for Market
- Recruit 1 Defender & 4 Merchants for 2nd Farm
- Transfer Gold to Wood & upgrade 1st Farm to 3 Stars (Market should be ready to be upgraded to 3 Stars)
- Transfer Scholars to 1st Farm
- Transfer Merchants from Farm to Market
- Transfer Gold to Wood & Upgrade Market
- Recruit 1 more Merchant for 2nd Farm (should make 10 Merchants)
- Sell Scholars when Farm is upgraded to 4 stars
- Recruit 5 Cultivators
LEVEL 18:
BUILD A 4 STAR LUMBER MILL, RECRUIT 4 WOODSMEN, ACHIEVE 500 WOOD PER CYCLE
- Recruit 1 Worker to build Mine
- Recruit 1 Defender & 3 Scouts to put on Mine
- Put Worker on Farm
- Recruit 1 Defender, 1 Merchant & 1 Scholar for Farm
- Purchase Lumber Mill from Nomad when available
- Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars
- Recruit 1 Worker for Farm
- Recruit Defender, Worker & Scholar for Lumber Mill
- Recruit 1 Worker for Farm
- Recruit 1 Worker, 1 Scholar & 1 Merchant for Farm
- Transfer Scholar from Farm to Lumber Mill
- Purchase Resource Silo from Nomad & Sell Scouts & Defender from Mine
- Demolish Mine
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 4 Stars
- Sell Scholars & Workers on Lumber Mill
- Recruit 6 Woodsmen to meet 500 wood per cycle
LEVEL 19:
ACHIEVE 30 GEMS PER CYCLE, BUILD A 3 STAR MINE, RECRUIT 3 CULTIVATORS
- Put given Defender & Merchant on Lumber Mill
- Have worker build Farm near Mineral Pond
- Recruit Defender & Scholar for Farm
- Recruit Worker to build Lumber Mill near Resource Silo; transfer Defender & Merchant to new Lumber Mill
- Demolish Lumber Mill Near Mineral Pond
- Demolish Mine
- Recruit 3 Workers, have 1 Worker build Mine near Mineral Pond; put 1 Worker on Farm and 1 on Lumber Mill
- Recruit 3 Scholars, put 2 on Farm & 1 on Mine
- Recruit Defender for Mine
- Transfer Merchant to Mine & Recruit Worker for Lumber Mill
- Put Scout on Mine when land resources exhausted
- Recruit 3 Scouts for Mine
- Upgrade Farm to 4 Stars
- Recruit 3 Cultivators
- Sell Scouts
LEVEL 20:
BUILD ANCIENT FORTRESS (25 slots on Fortress)
- Put Given Defenders on Fortress
- Recruit 1 Worker to Build Farm
- Recruit 2 Scouts to retrieve gold resources first then retrieve gems
- When Gold reaches 750, Recruit Worker to build Market
- Recruit Defender for Farm
- Transfer Worker from built Market to Farm
- Recruit Scholar for Farm & upgrade to 2 Stars
- Purchase Mineral Pond from Nomads & Sell Scouts
- Recruit 2 Worker for Farm
- Recruit Defender & Merchant for Market
- Recruit 4 Defenders for Fortress when Farm has been upgraded to 1 Star
- Purchase Mineral Pond from Nomads & Sell Scouts
- Sell Scholar when Farm has been upgraded to 2 Stars
- Recruit 9 Defenders for Fortress
- Recruit 2 Workers for Farm
- Recruit 7 Defenders for Fortress
- Sell Merchants
- Transfer Merchant from Market to Fortress
- Recruit 2 Defenders for Fortress
LEVEL 21:
BUILD CITY GUILD & UPGRADE TO 1 STAR, RECRUIT 15 WORKERS, RECRUIT 5 WOODSMEN
- Recruit 1 Worker to build City Guild and Farm
- Put given Scouts on gem resources, then divide between the Gold & Wood
- Purchase Farm from Nomad & Demolish
- Put Defender on City Guild when completed
- Build Lumber Mill near Resource Silo
- Sell Scouts when land resources are exhausted
- Recruit 2 Workers & Scholar for Farm
- Transfer Defender to Farm
- Recruit 1 Defender, 1 Merchant & 1 Scholar for Lumber Mill (may have to wait to achieve enough Gold)
- Recruit 2 Scholars and 1 Defender for City Guild
- Transfer Scholar from Farm to Lumber Mill when Farm is upgraded to 2 Stars
- Recruit 4 Workers for Farm
- Upgrade City Guild & Transfer Scholars to Lumber Mill
- Transfer Merchant from Lumber Mill to City Guild
- Recruit Merchant for City Guild
- Recruit 1 Worker for Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 4 Stars
- Recruit 5 Woodsmen
- Recruit 7 more Workers
LEVEL 22:
BUILD A 4 STAR MINE, ACHIEVE 300 GOLD PER CYCLE, RECRUIT 10 EXPLORERS
- Recruit Worker to build City Guild & Farm
- Recruit Defender for Market
- Put Given Explorer on 1 Market
- Put 2 Merchants with Defender on other Market
- Put 1 Merchant on City Guild when completed
- Recruit Defender & Scholar for City Guild
- Recruit Defender, 2 Workers & Scholar for Farm (Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars only)
- Recruit Defender & Scholar for Market
- Recruit Scholar for City Guild & Transfer Merchant to Farm temporarily
- Transfer Worker from Farm to build Mine; put Worker back on Farm when completed
- Upgrade 1 Market to 3 Stars total
- Recruit 3 Scholars; 1 for Market, 1 for Farm & 1 for Mine
- Transfer Scholars & Defender to Mine when City Guild has been upgraded
- Transfer Gold to Wood & upgrade buildings
- Recruit more Scholars to fill slots as upgrades allow more slots
- Sell Scholars when buildings are completely upgraded
- Put 7 Merchants Total on Markets & City Guild
- Recruit 10 Explorers
LEVEL 23:
COLLECT 1,000 WOOD, ACHIEVE 50 FOOD RESERVE, COLLECT 5,000 GOLD
- Put Scouts on Gold Resources
- Put Given Worker on Market
- Have other Worker build Mine & City Guild
- Recruit a Defender for Mine
- Transfer Scouts to Mine
- Purchase Farm from Nomads
- Transfer Worker to Farm
- Recruit 1 Defender & 1 Scholar for Farm
- Transfer Worker from Market to Farm
- Recruit 2 Scholars & 1 Defender for City Guild
- Recruit Merchant for Market
- Purchase Lumber Mill from Nomads
- Transfer Scouts to Gold reserves, when depleted sell Scouts
- Sell Defender from Mine
- Destroy Mine
- Recruit 2 Workers & 1 Scholar for Farm
- Recruit 1 Scholar, 1 Defender & 2 Workers for Lumber Mill
- Upgrade City Guild & transfer Scholars to Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars then transfer Scholars to Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 4 stars
- Transfer 2 Scholars back to Farm and sell other Scholars
- Recruit 4 Woodsmen
- Upgrade Farm & City Guild
- Start transferring wood to gold to meet 5,000 money goal, sell unneeded units to facilitate process
- Upgrade Farm to 4 Stars
- Recruit 4 Cultivators
LEVEL 24:
RECRUIT 5 EXPLORERS, RECRUIT 5 CULTIVATORS, RECRUIT 5 WOODSMEN
NOTE: NO MERCHANTS ON THIS LEVEL
- Put 1 Woodsman on Lumber Mill
- Put other Woodsman on Market
- Put Explorer on Wood reserves then transfer to Farm when reserves are depleted
- Put Cultivator on Farm
- Recruit Worker to build Market and build Lumber Mill next to Resource Silo
- Transfer 1 Woodsman to new Lumber Mill
- Have Worker Build Mine
- Transfer Wood to Gold for rest of level when purchase needed
- Recruit 4 Defenders; 1 for Lumber Mill, 1 for Farm, 1 for City Guild & 1 for Mine
- Recruit 7 Scholars; 2 for Farm, 2 for City Guild, 2 for Lumber Mill & 1 for Mine
- Demolish 1st Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Farm, Lumber Mill & Mine to 4 Stars
- Keep Transferring Wood to Gold
- Recruit 5 more Scholars; 2 for Farm, 2 for Lumber Mill & 1 for Mine
- Transfer City Guild Scholars to Mine when Guild is upgraded
- Keep Transferring Wood to Gold, you’ll need it to recruit exclusive Units
LEVEL 25:
BUILD FACTORY & UPGRADE TO 1 STAR, COLLECT 300 GEMS ***ADDED GOAL: RECRUIT 10 SCHOLARS***
- Put Defender on Lumber Mill
- Put Scout & Explorer on gem resources
- Recruit Worker to build Market near Resource Silo, then build factory
- Demolish Lumber Mill & build Farm
- Transfer Defender to Market
- Put Scout on Market when land reserves exhausted
- Recruit Scholar for Factory
- Recruit Merchant for Market
- Recruit Defender for Farm
- Transfer Explorer to Farm when completed with land resources
- Recruit Defender & Scholar for Factory
- Transfer Worker to build Mine
- Transfer Scout to Mine
- Recruit Merchant for Market
- Recruit Defender for Mine
- Recruit 2 Workers for Farm & transfer Explorer to Mine
- Recruit 4 Scholars (don’t need to place anywhere)
- When you have 290+ gems, Recruit 4 more Scholars @ the last minute (you don’t want them to starve do you?)
LEVEL 26:
BUILD TEMPLE (18 slots)
- Sell 1 Scholar (if you don’t, 1 unit will starve)
- Put 1 Scholar on City Guild & the other 2 on Temple
- Recruit Worker to build Farm
- Demolish Academy
- Recruit 2 Scouts to collect gold & wood
- Recruit 2 Workers, Defender & Scholar for Farm (upgrade Farm to 2 Stars then transfer Scholar to Temple)
- Recruit Defender & Merchant for City Guild
- Recruit 1 Worker to build Market then transfer to Farm
- Recruit 1 Merchant for Market
- Sell Scouts when resources are depleted
- Recruit 4 Scholars for Temple
- Transfer Scholar to Temple from City Guild after upgrade
- Recruit 1 Worker to build another Farm
- Transfer Defender from City Guild to new Farm
- Recruit 3 Scholars for Temple
- Recruit 2 Workers for Farms
- Transfer Merchants to Farms
- Recruit 1 Scholar for Temple
LEVEL 27:
BUILD A 4 STAR MARKET, BUILD A 3 STAR LUMBER MILL, RECRUIT 3 LEADERS
- Put Cultivator on Farm
- Recruit 1 Defender for Farm
- Put the 2 Scholars on Farm
- Recruit 1 Worker to build Lumber Mill by Resource Silo, City Guild and Mine
- Recruit 1 Scout for wood land resources
- Put Scout on Mine when Mine is Completed
- Upgrade Farm to 1 Star
- Recruit 1 Defender for City Guild
- Transfer Scholars from Farm to City Guild
- Put Worker on Lumber Mill when Lumber Mill, Mine and City Guild are completed
- Recruit 1 Defender & 1 Scout for Mine
- Transfer Scout from land Resources to Mine
- Transfer Defender from Farm to Lumber Mill
- Recruit 1 Merchant when enough Gold is available & put on Lumber Mill
- Upgrade City Guild
- Recruit an additional Scout for Mine
- Transfer Scholars from City Guild to Lumber Mill when Guild is completed
- Transfer Merchant from Mine to City Guild
- Purchase a Market from the Nomads
- Upgrade Lumber Mill
- Recruit a Defender and Worker for Farm
- Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars
- Transfer 1 Scholar from Lumber Mill to Market
- Transfer 1 Scholar from Lumber Mill to Farm
- Transfer Defender from Mine to Market
- Demolish Mine
- Put Scouts on land resources, then sell when depleted
- Recruit 1 Merchant for City Guild
- Recruit an additional Worker for Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 2 Stars and Recruit another Scholar for Lumber Mill
- When Lumber Mill is upgraded to 3 Stars, transfer Scholars to Market
- Recruit 2 Workers; 1 for Farm the other for the Lumber Mill
- Upgrade Farm to 3 Stars
LEVEL 28:
BUILD 2 LUMBER MILLS, BUILD & UPGRADE ADADEMY, UPGRADE CITY GUILD TO 1 STAR, ACHIEVE 500 GOLD PER CYCLE
- Recruit Scout for Gold Resources
- Recruit Merchant for Factory
- Recruit Scholar for City Guild
- Recruit Worker to build Academy & Farm (put Farm near owned Treasury)
- Transfer Scout to Mine from land resources
- Put Worker on Farm when completed
- Recruit Defender & Scout for Mine
- Transfer Merchant from Factory to Farm
- Demolish Factory
- Recruit 2 Workers, Defender & Scholar for Farm
- Upgrade Farm to 2 Stars only
- Transfer Scholar from Farm to Academy and Transfer Merchant to Farm
- Recruit Defender & Scholar for City Guild
- Recruit 2 Workers; 1 for Farm and 1 to build Lumber Mill
- Recruit 1 Scholar & 1Defender; put 1 Scholar & 1 Defender on Academy
- Purchase Market from Nomad
- Transfer 1 Scout to Gold Resources & Transfer Defender to Lumber Mill
- Transfer Scholars & Defender from City Guild to Market when City Guild is ready to be upgraded
- Upgrade City Guild as soon as enough resources are available (transfer gold to wood)
- Upgrade Academy (transfer gold to wood)
- Transfer Scholars from Academy to Lumber Mill
- Transfer Scout to Mine when Gold resources depleted
- Purchase Lumber Mill from Nomad
- Sell Scouts & Defender from Mine
- Demolish Mine
- Upgrade Market to 2 Stars, then sell Scholars
- Recruit 4 Merchants for Market
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 2 Stars, then sell Scholars
- Transfer Worker from Lumber Mill to Farm
- Recruit 6 Merchants; put 5 on Lumber Mill & 1 on City Guild
LEVEL 29:
RECRUIT 5 EXPLORERS, ACHIEVE 90 GEMS PER CYCLE **ADDED GOAL: RECRUIT 3 WOODSMEN**
- Put Explorer on Mine
- Recruit Defender for Mine
- Place Defender, Scout & Worker on Mine
- Purchase Empty Lot near Mineral Pond from Nomad
- Transfer Worker to empty land & build Mine
- Transfer Explorer, Defender & Scout to new Mine
- Demolish old Mine
- Have Worker build Lumber Mill
- Put Scholar on Lumber Mill & upgrade to 4 Stars
- Purchase other empty lot from Nomad
- Have Worker build Farm on Empty Lot
- Transfer Defender, Explorer & Scout to Lumber Mill
- Recruit Defender & 3 Workers for Farm
- Recruit Defender, Scout, Merchant & Scholar for Mine
- Upgrade Mine to 2 Stars then transfer Scholar to Lumber Mill
- Transfer Scout from Lumber Mill to Mine
- Transfer Explorer to Mine when Lumber Mill is upgraded to 3 Stars & you have @ least 100 lumber
- Purchase Mineral Pond from Nomad & transfer Explorer back to Lumber Mill
- Sell Scouts
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 4 Stars & Transfer Scholars to Mine
- Recruit 3 Woodmen for Lumber Mill
- Transfer Explorer back to Mine
- Recruit 1 Scholar for Mine
- Upgrade Mine to 4 Stars & Sell Scholars
- Recruit 4 Explorers
LEVEL 30:
BUILD MOUNTAIN DRILLER (takes Woodsmen to complete & has 14 slots)
- Put Woodsmen on Mountain Driller
- Recruit 2 Scouts for Land Resources, put on Gold 1st
- Demolish Mine
- Recruit 1 Worker to build Lumber Mill where Mine was
- Transfer Woodsman to Lumber Mill when completed
- Have Worker build a City Guild & a Farm
- Recruit Scholar for City Guild
- Sell Scouts when land resources are depleted
- Recruit Worker & Scholar for Farm
- Recruit a Defender & Scholar for City Guild
- Upgrade Farm to 3 Stars
- Recruit 2 Workers & Merchant for Farm
- Recruit a Defender & Scholar for Lumber Mill
- Upgrade City Guild & Transfer Scholars to Lumber Mill
- Transfer Merchant to City Guild
- Recruit 1 Worker for Farm & 1 Merchant for City Guild
- Sell Scholar on Farm when Farm has been upgraded to 3 Stars
- Transfer Woodsman to Mountain Driller when Lumber Mill has been upgraded to 3 Stars & 100+ Wood has been collected (City Guild & Farm should already be upgraded)
- Upgrade Lumber Mill to 4 Stars
- Recruit 13 Woodsmen while Selling Scholars
- Transfer Merchants to Farm
- Put Woodsmen on Mountain Driller
LEVEL 31:
BUILD 3 MARKETS, ACHIEVE 20 WOOD PER CYCLE, RECRUIT 7 LEADERS
NOTE: NO LUMBER MILLS AVAILABLE
- Recruit Worker to build Market
- Put Leader on Market when completed
- Recruit Defender for Market
- Put Explorer on Market
- Have Worker build City Guild
- Have Worker Build Farm
- Recruit 1 Defender & 2 Scholars for City Guild
- Recruit Defender & Scholar for Farm
- Eventually upgrade Farm to 3 Stars
- When 700 Gold accrued, Recruit 2 Workers; put 1 on Farm and have other build another Market
- Put Worker on Farm when Market Completed
- Transfer Scholars & Defender to Market when City Guild has been upgraded (Upgrade 1 Market to 4 Stars)
- Transfer Scholar to Market when Farm is ready to be upgraded to 3 Stars (don’t upgrade yet)
& put Worker from just built Market on Farm
- Recruit 2 Merchants for Farm
- When 700 Gold collected, transfer Worker from Farm to build 3rd Market, then put Worker back on Farm
- Transfer Gold to Wood to upgrade 1 Market
- Transfer Defender from City Guild to just built Market
- Recruit 2 Scholars for just built Market upgrade to 1 Star then sell Scholars
- Upgrade 1 Market to 4 Stars
- Transfer Explorer to Farm
- Recruit 7 Leaders For Markets while selling Scholars
LEVEL 32:
BUILD GATEWAY (24 slots)
**ADDED GOAL: COLLECT 1,500 GEMS
- Put Given Leader on Market
- Put given Scout on gem resources then Gold, then d eventually wood
- Recruit Defender for Market
- Put Cultivator on Market
- Recruit Worker to build Farm & Mine near Statue
- Transfer Cultivator on Farm when built
- Recruit Scholar for Market
- Recruit Defender & Scout for Mine, keep Worker on Mine for now
- Purchase City Guild from Nomad
- Upgrade Market as available to 4 Stars
- Recruit Defender & Scholar for Farm; keep upgrading Farm to 4 Stars
- Transfer Worker from Mine to Farm
- Recruit Defender & 2 Scholars for City Guild
- Upgrade Farm to 1 Star (eventually upgrade to 4 stars)
- Recruit 2 Merchants for Mine
- Recruit Worker for Farm & Scholar for Market
- Intermittently transfer Gold to Wood to upgrade buildings
- Upgrade City Guild as soon as possible then Transfer 1 Scholar to Market & the other Scholar to Mine
- Transfer Merchants from Mine to City Guild
- Recruit 1 Scout for Mine
- Upgrade Farm to 4 Stars & Recruit 1 Cultivator
- Prepare to upgrade Market by transferring gold to 600 Wood
- Upgrade Market, transfer 2 Scholars to Farm & 1 to Mine
- Recruit 3 Leaders for Market
- Upgrade Farm to 4 Stars
- Recruit 2 Cultivators & sell Workers & Scholars
- Purchase Statue from Nomad
- Recruit 15 Leaders for Gateway
- Upgrade Mine to 4 Stars
- Recruit 5 Explorers for Mine & sell Scouts
- Recruit 6 more Leaders for Gateway
- Transfer Leader on Market to Gateway
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Bonus Level 3
You need to focus on getting as much lumber as possible to sell at the market for gold.
Get scouts early on to harvest the resources and place two scouts and a defender on the market. Because you need to recruit 15 defenders and 7 scholars, build two farms and have one farm full of defenders so they don't count towards the food quota. This should be enough to get the yellow flag.
Bonus Level 7
Yellow Flag Directions: Buy the second farm from the left to start, building a mine near the treasury and a mill near the tower. Upgrade the farm and the mine, staffing the mine quite a bit, filling in around the lumber mill with merchants to get cash.
Build the first market near the treasury and focus on upgrading it. Buy the rest of the farms as you can, building markets and upgrading them after the one near the treasury reaches a 3 star. Move merchants from lumber mill to markets as they're built.
You can eventually buy the treasury, then destroy the mine, replacing it with a market. You'll be able to staff it with merchants to hit the money goal with a bit of time to spare.
Bonus Level 10
Starting with this may help you:
1. Hire 3 scouts and harvest the gold
2. Hire a worker and build a Farm (not near the pond, save that for the Mine)
3. Recruit a Cultivator and put her on the Farm
4. Wait until you have enough money and build a Market
5. Recruit the leader and put her on the Market
