Stoke Fire

Anyone considered staying smaller and just overbuilding buildings while they are cheaper? Haven’t run the numbers but I’m wondering if it’s possible that’s better than just maxing my population asap

yes we do it all the time.

strat is:
1. max wood no food
2. put everyone in farms before stoke
3. stoke with no food killing half your population (food production unaffected since theyre all stuck in farms)
4. spam build lumber mills / farms
5. max food
6. stoke to restore population