Iron Working (Civ1)

Iron Working
Advances
Required	Bronze Working
Required	Bronze Working
Leads to	Bridge Building Gunpowder
Leads to	Bridge Building Gunpowder
Unlocks
Units	Legion

The list of advances

Iron Working is an advance in Sid Meier's Civilization.

Strategy

Iron Working allows the building of Legions, a cheap offensive unit.

It is a prerequisite of Bridge Building and Gunpowder.

Civilopedia entry

Building on the experience of their Bronze Working, ancient smelters learned Iron Working, the manufacture and fabrication of a much more useful metal. Iron ore was extremely common compared to copper and tin, and Iron was harder, less brittle, and could hold a much sharper edge. It was an ideal material for tools and weapons. Some observers consider the development of Iron Working to have been a key step in the advance of civilization. It made workers much more efficient and was found useful in many new applications.

Gallery

Discovering Iron Working on the PC

See also

• Iron Working in other games

Civilization Advances

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