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Civilization II Hints

Great Library

  • Cost: 300 Shields

    Prerequisite: Literacy

    Effect: The civilization automatically receives any Civilization advance already discovered by two other civilizations.

    Effects expire with the discovery of Electricity.

    This Wonder is a perennial favourite of Civ players, and it's not hard to see why. It is not very expensive, and lasts a long time. Plus, you can use it to do all sorts of neat stuff. One of my favourite strategies with it is to research towards a critical advance (eg. Metallurgy, Flight etc.) and let the Library pick up the pieces. And whenever any Civilization trades advances with another one, you get those two advances for free. All in all, for 300 Shields it's a bargain.