¶ Research
¶ About Technologies
Technologies are cards that provide bonuses and advance your civilization. Each technology card contains:
Technologies belong to one of four classes, shown by the icon in the top left corner:
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Economic - Trade, production, and resource management•
Military - Combat, conquest, and defense•
Cultural - Religion, relics and Glory•
Science - Knowledge, innovation, and discoveryThe icon in the left margin indicates when the technology can be used:
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Instant - Activates once immediately after research•
Permanent - Always active when conditions are met•
Recurrent - Can be activated once per round (place an activation cube when used). A number in the icon indicates multiple uses per round
The technology grid is a rectangular area in the play zone where technology cards are placed face up and are available for research. The grid is sized 3×4 in games with 2–3 players, or 4×4 in games with 4 players.
¶ Research from Technology Grid
When you research a technology, take the chosen card from the technology grid. Count how many spaces you need to move from your current position on the grid to reach the chosen card's location. Place that many action cubes on the now-empty spot, then move all your action cubes from your previous position to this new location.
Pay the goods listed on the chosen technology card and place it face up in your player zone. The technology is now researched and its effects are available immediately.
, -1
, -1
). If you have the matching government, you receive a discount -1 
resource or -1 
product of your choice when paying for this technology.
Albert would like to research TWO-HANDED SAW technology. He has researched this round already, and his action cube is two spaces away from the chosen technology card.
Albert takes the card, puts his two action cubes on the new empty spot and moves here his another action cube (the one that was here before this turn).
He pays 1 
+ 1 
+ 2 
as the price for this technology. Albert can use it this very round, for example, on his next turn, to gather more wood than he could before.
¶ Borrow from Another Player
If another player researched a technology that's important to you, you can borrow it.
Pay +2 
in addition to the normal price of this technology (to the bank), ignoring the government discount (if any).
Put your action 
on this technology card and it becomes an affiliation .
From now on this technology belongs to you as well. It counts as your "borrowed" technology, as opposed to "researched" technologies in game terminology.
Laura wants to borrow Nadia's PRODUCT BARTER technology. She pays 1 
+ 1 + 2 + 2 (additional fee) to the bank. Then she puts her action cube on the borrowed technology card.
Laura activates it immediately - puts an activation cube next to her green cube and moves her products between her warehouses.
