Very few ppl lay a 2x2 on the outskirt of their city. Typically, they are lines down the middle, so the lane is 4 wide, with roads on both sides. Almost every serious layout has this. Counting a road used on both sides as only counting for half is simply not consistent with how we typically talk about space.
I guess i do have to do the math for you. I'll even use pictures
whoever this ;we' is you should clue them in.
Rationale setup is a road with buildings on both sides of the road. Does't matter the size of the buildings or the road it can be abstracted to this:
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With more such setups contiguous. As in the classic 'Comb' layout.
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Such that any one building not ont he 'handle' of the 'comb' touches roads on just one side, with all other sides being other buildings or the edge of the coty. Any one building and the building across the road share the Road Tiles in between.
In the case of SoK you haxe 2 2x2 buildings with two Road Tiles ib between. 2 Sok = 2x2x2 = 8 tiles + 2 Road Tiles in between for a total of 10 tiles. 10 tiles / 2 buildings = 5 tiles per building.
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if you don't understand that math, let's resort to counting.
I rold you how to look at other cities. Take a look at mine. Middle of the bottom of my city.
4 Columns of 9 SoK flanked by HoFs on one side and TSs on the other.
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According to your method there should be 6 TS =18 Roads + 6 HoF = 18 Rods + 36 SoK = 72 Rods totalling 108 Road Tiles.
Count the Road Tiles between the buildings. Don't count the roads at the top, it's a needless complication at this point..
I'll wait.
Got it? 54 Road Tiles.
There's 17 Road Tiles between the SoKs in the middle. According to you there should be 35.
The flanks are more interesting, there's 18 Road Tiles.between the SoKs and the HoFs, according to you there should be 36,
Go ahead and count the handle of the comb as well, but don't forget the buildings on the other side of that road as well. Again a lot less then what you your calculation says it should be.
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if you want some real fun, analyze your city. Count up all the different sizes of buildings then use your method to calculate the number of roads you should have,
Then count the roads you actually have. .
Remarkable difference, eh? Nowhere near the amount 'how we typically talk about space' would indicate. .I suggest your ;we' should spend a lot less time theorizing and more time counting.
The reason your method misses so badly is that you forget there is something on the other side of the road. You should have listened to the chicken. She gets it.