Pennsylvania Pound
Pennsylvania Pound is a Commerce Age United States technology at the Meeting House, unlocked through the Pennsylvania Federal State and Philadelphia Convention Home City Card. It adds 2.5 to the Coin trickle rate, while reducing Coin gathering from several buildings and Whales by 10%.
Research profile
- Age
- Commerce Age
- Civilization
- United States
- Research location
- Meeting House
- Home City Card
- Philadelphia Convention
- Research time
- 15 seconds
Effect & research conditions
After choosing Pennsylvania to advance to the Commerce Age and sending Philadelphia Convention, research Pennsylvania Pound at the Meeting House; it takes 15 seconds. It adds 2.5 to the Coin trickle rate. Villager Coin gathering from Estates, Coin Rice Paddies, Coin Fields and Coin Haciendas falls by 10%; Fishing Ship whaling and Hacienda automatic Coin gathering also fall by 10%. Mining is not penalized.
Research condition
Available to United States from the Commerce Age. Research it at Meeting House.
When to research
Choose this economy when a steady Coin trickle is more useful than maximum gathering from Fields, Estates, Haciendas or Whales. It is more attractive with a mine-focused workforce because mine gathering is unaffected. Compare the fixed trickle with the 10% losses from any affected source before sending the required Home City Card.
A passive trickle with an economic penalty
The technology adds 2.5 to the Coin trickle rate but reduces Coin gathering from Estates, Coin Rice Paddies, Coin Fields, Coin Haciendas and Whales by 10%. Hacienda automatic Coin gathering is also reduced. The penalty does not affect mining, so a mine-based economy preserves more of its output.
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Convention access
Choose Pennsylvania as the Federal State when advancing to the Commerce Age, then send Philadelphia Convention to unlock this Meeting House research. The research takes 15 seconds. It is an economic conversion: compare the steady trickle with the local gather-rate loss before selecting it.