Unique Ability
Phoenicia's founded cities gain an additional City Center tile, and its land units can embark and disembark without losing movement.
Phoenicia
Phoenicia is exceptional at claiming coastline fast, turning early naval-capable settling into one of the strongest wide-expansion starts in the game on the right map.
Unique Unit: Bireme
An early naval unit effective at both exploration and light combat.
Unique Infrastructure: Cothon
A unique Harbor-style building that boosts Production and Gold.
How to Play Phoenicia
- Prioritize continents or archipelago maps — Phoenicia underperforms on landlocked starts.
- Settle aggressively along coastlines to claim territory before rivals can.
- Use the embark-without-penalty ability to move settlers into position faster than competing civilizations.
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