CIVILIZATION VI - First Look: Egypt
Time for another look at Civilization IV's factions, this time we're looking at Egypt and their ruler Cleopatra.
The Egyptian civ's special ability is called "Iteru" which allows Egypt to build districts and wonders faster if they're located on rivers.
Cleopatra also gives Egypt improvements to trade routes and external trade routes from Egypt give additional gold. Which makes them a valuable trading partner among the other empires. Their Unique unit is the Maryannu Chariot Archer which gets a bonus to it's movement when starting on open terrain. It's useful for fast attacks early in the game and can respond to wide-ranged threats.
Sphinxes provide faith and culture, and get bonuses when built adjacent to a Wonder. The Egyptians are quite powerful early game (especially when near a river) as well as being quite valuable to other civs which makes them a central figure among the other factions.
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