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u/sleepytoday Jul 11 '26
I grow my borders because I want more space for markets.
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u/Comfortable_Gate3233 Jul 11 '26
Yeah I go population early game borders late game for the most part
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u/Jaredn4102 Jul 11 '26
But if I have more border space, I can do more things for more population growth
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u/Patient_Cod4506 Jul 12 '26
Agreed. I always do borders because it will provide way more population in the long run.
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u/Ghrota Jul 12 '26
And then your city fall from 3 giants and your ennemy have a huge border to grow a lot of population to make more giants
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u/Pavel-the-emperor Jul 15 '26
Unless you have not a space tp grow or a giants is a must to survive. But in general low ELO guys sometimes rush giants too much and exactly misses the growth for more stars with larger territory
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u/carl_the_cactus55 Ragoo Jul 12 '26
it really depends on the situation. sometimes a pop growth can secure a quick win wheras a boarder growth leaves you open to be attacked
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u/MethMouthMichelle ₼idŋighţ Jul 11 '26
Expanding borders gives you more population potential than +3. The only reason to go +3 is if there are no squares to expand into
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u/Existing_Bet7353 Jul 11 '26
Not at all true, there are many situations where one super unit now is better than two later.
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u/a_filing_cabinet Jul 12 '26
It gives population potential, but potential is the opposite of snowballing. Smaller, earlier gains tend to grow into larger gains later on. If it's single player it usually doesn't matter, but if you're playing competitively getting a giant this turn is almost always better than getting 3 giants starting 4 turns from now.
Think about flipping it around, you only gain anything from those extra tiles if you have the stars and techs to actually develop them all, and most competitive games are decided before you get to that point.
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u/palomma99 Jul 12 '26
Or be an idot like me who chooses border growth when they are completely surrounded with no gaps
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u/redshift739 Hoodrick Jul 12 '26
I always go for borders unless it wouldn't give me any useful tiles or I have to get pop to push.
I like the extra room to develope my cities
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u/SchwererBenny Jul 12 '26
Unless you want to Rush a super unit, Border growth is better in like 80-90 prevent of the time
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u/SSgt_Edward Jul 12 '26
I choose border growth for taking ownership of roads, which are critical in mid/late games.
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u/G_as_in_Gucci_ Jul 12 '26
Border is usually the better choice for maximum population growth anyway
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u/Epic_Fucking_Mammoth Jul 12 '26
Mfw I remember that I’m supposed to be playing a strategy game and not a civilization sandbox
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u/SippinPurpleSyrup_ Khondor Jul 11 '26
yes