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Trading post (Civ5)

A Trading Post in Civilization V

Game Info[]

Advanced trading improvement. Requires Trapping (Guilds in Gods & Kings and Brave New World).

Strategy[]

The Trading Post is an excellent improvement to build when you need to bolster your empire's economy. While Farms are generally preferable for Food Growth (leading to Science Science), if it isn't possible to support a larger 20xPopulation5 Population due to a lack of good tiles or 20xHappiness5 Happiness, they may not prove useful. Using the tiles to produce Gold Gold instead is a good idea.

If your empire has a lot of Jungle tiles within its borders, it's a great idea to build these improvements in the Jungles instead of cutting them down. Your Workers won't have to remove the Jungles to construct Trading Posts, and the Jungle tiles will give you Science Science once you have Universities. With the bonuses from the Commerce finisher and the Free Thought social policy, Trading Posts can be incredibly effective when combined with Jungles. Note that while Trading Posts can be built without cutting down Jungles, they cannot be built on tiles that contain Bananas Bananas.

In the expansion packs, the prerequisite technology for Trading Posts changes from Trapping to Guilds, a Medieval Era tech.

Civilopedia entry[]

Trading Posts are outposts where hunters and trappers may sell their wares to civilians in exchange for food, weapons, whiskey, gold, and all of the other trappings of society. They can generate a lot of wealth for a society.

See also[]

Civilization V Improvements [edit]
Standard CampFarmFishing BoatsFortLumber MillMineOffshore PlatformOil WellPasturePlantationQuarryRailroadRoadTrading Post
Unique Brazilwood Camp BNW-onlyChateau BNW-onlyFeitoria BNW-onlyKasbah BNW-onlyMoai1Polder GodsKings5 clearTerrace Farm1
Great People AcademyCitadelCustoms HouseHoly Site GodsKings5 clearLandmarkManufactory
Scenario specific Hadrian's WallMotte and BaileyPontoon BridgeTipiWajo
1 Requires a DLC

GodsKings5 clear Added in the Gods & Kings expansion pack.
BNW-only Added in the Brave New World expansion pack.

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