what to box and colonise

[redborg]

what would you guys do from here



i was thinking colonise 10 next and box8.

[Console_Cowboy]

IMHO,

8, 9 (capital+bureaucracy 4), 10, 14 and 4.

[Starbuck]

if you intend on boxing a mountain, then go for 13 (faster pop growth) or 9 (higher prod potential in iron and stones) .... but you also got plenty of plains, so why not colonizing them first, and then around centra 5-6, going for an unboxed mountain province ?

[stud]

i would box 17 it still gives some def and fort bonus, and there is no negative impact on population. it`s surrounded with 3 plains, so it`s a good way to start with 18, 12, 22, and by the time you have centr 4 your med will also be high, so hills will grow fast too.. after that just colonize all plains left

[reni]

Studi is right... Province 17 is the best to box in your scenario...

[tiger]

it depends on strategy.
if he plans to play low point then 13 for sure. If he plans to be higher on points then i would colonize provinces to box 17 and then you are just 2 provinces away from box in 13. Good for economy.
But top networth players would go for box in 17 when all plains and plains with forest are colonized and then later box some mountain.

[Flanger]

Dunno how valuable it is but, personally my colonizing order would look like:

P12 (50%-wood; 25%-iron; 25%-stone); P10 (100%-wood, maxed for best wood income);
P18 (same as P12); P13 (50%-iron 50%-stone. Pop growth can be sustained via  granaries nicely, also via medicine);
P14 (100%-iron).

Earlier I thought centras are untakable, but they're relatively easy to get, at least first 7-8 centras.
Then, later, you can add P4 and P9 and move your resources/army to 9th.

This is my current layout of provinces:



Next I will get P20, P19, P24.

[kwillo]

http://www17.imperiaonline.org/imperia/game_v4a/karti.php?tab=2#

[Flanger]

Make a screenshot, we won't be able to see anything on that link

[Krohon]

To me the way to go is colonize 12 first, you then have three path, depending of your Realm and how you evolve. If you are on the top 20, then pick 16 next and delay a bit your boxed province. If you expect a lot of fight, continue with 18, 13 (capital) and 14. On a quiet neighborhood and if you are growing fast, go for 16, 22, 17 (capital) and 18 instead, and expend some of your extra resources on research a couple of fortification levels above the average. Still undecided? Then go for 12, and then 18 for they are common to the best setups.

[KoSaC]

Dunno how valuable it is but, personally my colonizing order would look like:

P12 (50%-wood; 25%-iron; 25%-stone); P10 (100%-wood, maxed for best wood income);
P18 (same as P12); P13 (50%-iron 50%-stone. Pop growth can be sustained via  granaries nicely, also via medicine);
P14 (100%-iron).

Earlier I thought centras are untakable, but they're relatively easy to get, at least first 7-8 centras.
Then, later, you can add P4 and P9 and move your resources/army to 9th.

This is my current layout of provinces:



Next I will get P20, P19, P24.

why?? you already got one box where you can keep your army,you dont need second one.rather colonize P6 P10 and P11 theres bonus to population growth..1 box is enough,its just to make your army safe in case you dont send armysave...

[Flanger]

yeah, I already changed my mind when sat and rethink about it
Going to get plains than plains w/f and then maybe hills w/f

[kalashnikov]

i need a help in colonization.. i am not cleared with this concept yet.. i was jst colonizing randomly        please help me if u have some good suggestions!

my capital is province 8.. is that ok

and what do we mean by boxing the province

i have screenshot at this link...
http://picasaweb.google.com/dhavalmania27/Temp#5372091495893688162

[Starbuck]

don't do double-posting : that won't get you a faster reply, but might get you a "red card" 

[alberdtos]

i have box problem too... after read replies above i realized that i had choose wrong decision to colonize... i have left my area open for attacker



i really need help to fix that 

hope this is the right place to ask it (same topic)... this my first post, i really sory if i had wrong