poparov: Ok, i dont want to cause trouble to someone, but i cant play this game. Its fun, cool and enjoyable. But, it makes me anxyous. It is just me? I look to the map and see all the stuf and resources and i want grab everthing. LOL!
Is there a way to play, i think that this happen because i dont know what i am doing and i dont know how to react proper in the game.
If you haven't gotten ahold of the the Manual, head on over to this URL:
http://lucasabandonware.free.fr/manuels/Colonization.pdf (might have to copy and paste)
This manual is pretty good, discussing about the basics and the backgrounds, though there are some hidden game mechanics that aren't discussed, it is essential reading. It should cover all versions of the game.
I started playing this on the Amiga (3000) in the 1990's, and found a (free) copy for the PC in 2004.
I've managed to find something new to the game almost every time I play it.
Just in 2021 I found that the Indian Villages with a "*" on top will give multiple "trainings" for your Colonist and Indentured-servant units, as opposed to just one unit trained with other Indian villages.
As to the resources, be picky. You'll be setting up 8 - 20 colonies (I usually stabilize at 15 or so) so look for the best ground. The first colony site takes pot-luck, but after try to find a TREE-icon near a HILL-icon (ORE-icon) near the coast, and look for prime tobacco, cotton and sugar-icons.
When you get messages of Dutch, French or Spanish attacking Indian villages, try to get a privateer with two Dragoons, make post haste to their region and ambush their treasure trains from destroyed Indian villages.
INCA and AZTEC yield the most treasure from Spanish.
Hope this helps.
Harveson