Dates Cultivation

Levels at a glance

	Level	Cost	Build time	Minimum settlement	Upgrades to		Level	Cost	Build time	Minimum settlement	Upgrades to
	Date Palm Plantation (Rural)	800	3	town	Palm Wine Maker (Rural)		Palm Wine Maker (Rural)	2,200	4	large town	Date & Palm Wine Market (Rural)
	Date & Palm Wine Market (Rural)	3,600	6	city	—

Costs in denarii, build time in turns.

Date Palm Plantation (Rural)

The game ships no picture of its own for this level and shows the Farms+1 picture instead.

A simple yet essential operation, sweetening daily life one palm at a time, this modest date plantation provides a sweet addition to the region’s produce.

A city without dates is like a ship without sails, slow, tasteless, and prone to disaster.

In the sun-baked regions, dates are more than just a snack, they’re a vital part of the economy and diet. A fruitful enterprise, if you can stomach the sticky fingers!

This small date plantation grows the sweet fruits that sustain traders, farmers, and anyone with a sweet tooth. More dates mean more wealth, but also more sticky fingers among the workers, keep an eye on them!

Though modest in size, it keeps both bellies and markets content, ensuring there’s a little sweetness amid the desert heat.

Requirements: all of these must hold before this level can be built.

• The region has Dates
• Only one rural industry building allowed
• Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland)

What it does

• +1 population growth

Palm Wine Maker (Rural)

The game ships no picture of its own for this level and shows the Farms+2 picture instead.

A place where the nectar of the deserts is made.

As the demand for dates grows, so too does this plantation. Expanded fields and better irrigation allow for a more substantial harvest, feeding both the local populace and trade caravans passing through. But where there is sweetness there is also the potential to make a good strong drink. This workshop turns the sap of the palm tries or the date fruit into a delightfull refreshment.

With alcohol now in the offering, expect more caravans to stop by and perhaps linger in the town.

Requirements: all of these must hold before this level can be built.

• The region has Dates
• Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland)

What it does

• +1 public order (happiness)
• +1 trade income

Date & Palm Wine Market (Rural)

The game ships no picture of its own for this level and shows the Farms+3 picture instead.

A vast plantation where dates rain from the trees like blessings, producing enough fruit to sweeten the coffers of the whole region.

The more dates, the sweeter the deal. Who knew a fruit could be worth its weight in gold?"

This massive dates plantation has turned the region into a center of sweet abundance.

With vast fields of palm trees bearing fruit, the region is renowned for its dates, date wine and palm wine exports, drawing merchants from across the Mediterranean.

The workers toil, the palms sway, and the wealth flows in. Just don’t let the camels eat the profits!

Requirements: all of these must hold before this level can be built.

• The region has Dates
• Government Building (Dependency, Indirect Rule, Direct Rule or Homeland)

What it does

• +1 public order (happiness)
• +2 trade income

Traits and retinue

Traits