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Basics Government R Land 900 Tax Rate 50% Net Income $28,600 Net Food 117 Money $160,000 Food 9,300 Oil 3,000 Turns 1 Turns Played 186 Turns Stored 0	Technology Military 99.97% Medical 100% Business 100.12% Residential 100% Agricultural 100.2% Warfare 0.2149% Military Strategy 100% Weapons 100.08% Industrial 100.09% Spy 100% SDI 1.14%
Structures BPT 33 Enterprise Zones 30 Residences 10 Industrial Complexes 200 Military Bases 80 Research Labs 200 Farms 50 Oil Rigs 30 Unused 160	Military Spies 1,700 Troops 6,200 Jets 9,100 Turrets 3,900 Tanks 1,300 Readiness 100% Nuclear Missiles 0 Chemical Missiles 1 Cruise Missiles 1

I don't know of any successful rainbow start strat. This country really needs to specialize. Since the govt type is R, I'm guessing this country is wanting to be a casher. For R cash, I would do a cash start but others might do food or indy. In any case, the goal is to get bus and Res tech and build net and Res zones to make income. Instead of building labs, I recommend buying tech from the market (especially this late in the set). Another thing wrong with this country is the tax rate. Depending on food prices, 35-37% is best but I usually just set it at 36% and forget it.

What dantzig is trying to say is that specialization (picking one or two types of building and focusing on those) is key to running a good country. Specialization is better than constructing all types of buildings (known as a "rainbow strat") for three main reasons:

1) Building effectiveness - The production of some buildings is based on the percentage of land filled by them. For example, labs allow a country to produce more technology per turn. 500 labs on 1000 acres gives a country 101 tpt (tech per turn). 1000 labs on 1000 acres gives a country 263 tpt. Doubling the amount of labs resulted in a two and a half times increase in tpt. There are increasing returns to scale.

2) Government bonuses - Every government provides bonuses and penalties. The republic government provides +20% PCI, so that makes it a good choice for the casher strategy that dantzig referenced. In the casher strategy, a country buildings enterprise zones and residences to get a large tax revenue. The fascist government is a bad choice for the casher strategy because it decreases both PCI and population, but is a good choice for strategies that build farms or oil rigs.

3) Technology - Technology can be produced by techers or purchased off the public market. If a country constructs many types of buildings, it is difficult if not possible to increase all types of income tech. Whereas if a country only constructs farms, it can focus on buying agri tech and only agri tech.

Typically players pick a strategy before the round begins and try to achieve synergy between their buildings, government choice, and technology. http://wiki.earthempires.com/...x.php/Category:Strategies

It is possible to start with a generic startup and transition into a dedicated strategy if you aren't sure what to play. For now, I would recommend simply experimenting with things. The express server is very short and you started late, which means that you will have less turns to use than other players. The express server resets in around 24 hours and will begin new in around 72 hours.

Thanks to Slag for translating my post! I sometimes forget that Earth has its own lingo and it must seem very foreign to new players.