First Colonization Hands-On Preview

The first full hands-on preview for Civilization IV: Colonization has been released, courtesy of PC Gamer's Dan Stapleton. Although there is only one small new screenshot, the bulk of this article is his narrative as he played through a standard game, founding colonies, encountering natives, and harvesting resources. It is a worthwhile read that gives us our first full taste of the game and its mechanics, from trade to expansion. This two page preview shows just how far along the game is in its development and hopefully is a sign that we will see more previews soon!
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Fortunately, Dan Jose [a colony] produced more lumber than it could use. The lumber itself was next to worthless, but I found ways to turn it to my advantage: I built a trade wagon and began running wood to Dan Francisco. This freed up the colonist who had been harvesting lumber there, so I put him to work distilling embargoed sugar into freely traded rum. The first shipment of fine colonial rum brought in a huge wad of cash, since refined goods are much more valuable than raw materials. Another problem solved with alcohol! But this solution would only last so long - exporting too much rum would cause the price to fall, and sooner or later the king would find a way to tax me.
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