APEX AGE: MODERN
America was a new nation, one founded on Enlightenment ideals of progress and rationality, industry and progress, and ever-expanding horizons. The American Revolution ignited from this demand for expansion: to expand trade independently to the Caribbean, to extend the colonies’ borders westward (into land held by indigenous nations), and freedom from British tariffs and taxes.
Unique Ability
Frontier Expansion: Increased Gold every time you Improve a Resource (increased further in each Age). Increased Production on Resources.
Attributes
- Economic
- Diplomatic
Traditions
- Gold Rush
- Tier 1, Antiquity Age: Increased Gold in Settlements for every Resource assigned to them.
- Tier 2, Modern Age (Apex): Further increased Gold.
- Land of Opportunity
- Tier 1, Antiquity Age (Affirmation): Increased Food on Resources in Towns.
- Tier 2, Exploration Age (Affirmation): Increased Production on Mines, Clay Pits, Quarries, Woodcutters, and Oil Rigs in Mining Towns.
- Lend-Lease
- Tier 1, Modern Age (Apex): Increased War Support on all Wars, further increased if joining a War with an Ally. Increased Production toward training Military Units when fighting in a War in which your War Support is higher than your opponent.
- Robber Baron
- Tier 1, Exploration Age: Increased Influence in the Capital for every Resource assigned to it.
- Tier 2, Modern Age (Apex): Increased Influence in Cities for every Resource assigned to them.
Unique Infrastructure
- Industrial Park: Unique Quarter. Increased GDP from Factory Resources assigned to this Settlement.
- Railyard: Unique Building. Increased Production. Increased Production Adjacency with Quarters and Wonders.
- Steel Mill: Unique Building. Increased Production. Increased Gold Adjacency with Resources and Wonders
Unique Civilian Unit
Prospector: Unique Civilian Unit. Activate on an unowned Land Resource tile within a set number of tiles from one of your Settlements. A path of tiles is claimed back to the Settlement and the tile's Resource is improved immediately.
Unique Military Unit
Marine: Unique Infantry Unit. Has reduced Production cost and the Amphibious keyword, granting no Combat penalties when attacking from Embarkation. Costs Movement to Embark and Disembark.
Associated Wonder
Statue of Liberty: Increased Happiness. Spawns a set number of Migrant Units, which are Civilian Units that can trigger a Growth Event in Settlements. Must be built on a Coast tile adjacent to land. America receives increased Production toward constructing this Wonder.
Starting Biases
- Rough
- Rivers
Gameplay Tip
The Prospector Unique Civilian can claim Land Resource tiles outside your borders, up to five tiles away from a City Center. The tiles don't even have to be adjacent to your borders.
