Meditation
Meditation is an Exploration Age technology reached through a Trading Post or Tambo on a Zen Temple holy site. It adds 1,000 Experience to the player’s inventory, moving the Home City shipment meter toward another card.
Research profile
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on a Zen Temple holy site
- Research time
- 10 seconds
- Wood cost
- 350
- Coin cost
- 350
- Effect
- Adds xp +1,000 to inventory
Effect & research conditions
Research costs 350 Wood and 350 Coin and takes 10 seconds. The Experience is stored in the shipment progression system rather than delivered as Food, Coin or a unit. The player must still have an eligible Home City card in the deck and meet its Age requirement.
Research condition
Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a Zen Temple holy site.
When to research
Research when 1,000 Experience will unlock a useful shipment in time to affect the next phase. Check the shipment meter and available cards before spending 700 resources. If the meter is far from a threshold or the next shipment is not useful, choose another settlement technology or keep resources for production.
Convert the holy-site link into shipment progress
Meditation provides a fixed amount of Experience, so its immediate value can be measured against the shipment meter. It is strongest when the player is close to unlocking a card that supports the current army or economy. The Zen Temple settlement and Trading Post or Tambo create the access route, while the 350-Wood and 350-Coin cost competes with units. Decide which card will follow before researching so the Experience has a clear purpose.