Walls (Civ3)

Walls
Introduced in Civilization III
Technology required	Masonry
Resources required	None
Cost	20
Maintenance	None
Traits	Militaristic
Effect
50% defensive bonus to units in city

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The Walls is a building in Civilization III.

Description

Walls can be built only in town-size settlements and provide a land bombardment defense of eight, and a 50% defensive bonus to units defending in the town. When a town becomes a city, the walls no longer provide a defensive bonus.

Civilopedia entry

Before the establishment of centralized governments capable of supporting strong, national armies, individual cities were left to fend for themselves when it came to defense. As a result, many cities constructed city walls to protect against raiders and bandits. City walls represented a major investment in both time and materials, requiring years to complete and constant repairs to maintain their strength and integrity. However, these walls turned the city into a fortress capable of withstanding all but the most determined attack.

Trivia

• Even though the Walls of the American civilizations are depicted as being made of stone in aerial view, they are depicted as wooden palisades in the campaign view.

Gallery

Walls icon for American civilizations.

Walls icon for Asian civilizations.

Walls icon for European civilizations.

Walls icon for Mediterranean civilizations.

Walls icon for Middle East civilizations.

See also

• Walls in other games