DadLander
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Consider the following BA challenge: “pick the best production building”
Fruit Farm 130 production in 1 hour
Pottery 50 production in 1 hour
Blacksmith 32 production in 1 hour
The numbers do not lie, the obvious answer is Fruit Farm - IF you do not consider the Real Estate:
Fruit Farm size 4x5 = 20 squares
Pottery size 4x3 = 12 squares
Blacksmith size 2x2 = 4 squares
How do you compare these? Use the Equivalent Real Estate Production formula:
{Largest Size} / {Selected item size} X {Selected item production in 1 hour}
Fruit Farm (20) / (20) X 130 = 130
Pottery (20) / (12) X 50 = 83.3
Blacksmith (20) / (4) X 32 = 160
The obvious answer is Blacksmith IF you do not consider population.
Fruit Farm 50 people
Pottery 41 people
Blacksmith 12 people
Use the Equivalent Population Production formula:
{Largest Size} / {Selected item size} X {Selected item population}
Fruit Farm (20) / (20) X 50 = 50 people
Pottery (20) / (12) X 41 = 68 people
Blacksmith (20) / (4) X 12 = 60 people
The obvious answer is not very obvious. And the answer gets even more complex when you consider:
There are rarely simple answers in FoE. My advice is to do the numbers and then remember what @Algonas said:
“This game is complex with a lot of subtle relationships.” @Algonas Mar 3, 2018
Fruit Farm 130 production in 1 hour
Pottery 50 production in 1 hour
Blacksmith 32 production in 1 hour
The numbers do not lie, the obvious answer is Fruit Farm - IF you do not consider the Real Estate:
Fruit Farm size 4x5 = 20 squares
Pottery size 4x3 = 12 squares
Blacksmith size 2x2 = 4 squares
How do you compare these? Use the Equivalent Real Estate Production formula:
{Largest Size} / {Selected item size} X {Selected item production in 1 hour}
Fruit Farm (20) / (20) X 130 = 130
Pottery (20) / (12) X 50 = 83.3
Blacksmith (20) / (4) X 32 = 160
The obvious answer is Blacksmith IF you do not consider population.
Fruit Farm 50 people
Pottery 41 people
Blacksmith 12 people
Use the Equivalent Population Production formula:
{Largest Size} / {Selected item size} X {Selected item population}
Fruit Farm (20) / (20) X 50 = 50 people
Pottery (20) / (12) X 41 = 68 people
Blacksmith (20) / (4) X 12 = 60 people
The obvious answer is not very obvious. And the answer gets even more complex when you consider:
- the spaces for the roads to connect the Blacksmith to Town Hall which are also used to connect other buildings (so it not 1:1)
- the spaces for residences for the population
- the spaces for buildings to keep the population enthusiastic
There are rarely simple answers in FoE. My advice is to do the numbers and then remember what @Algonas said:
“This game is complex with a lot of subtle relationships.” @Algonas Mar 3, 2018