Snares
Snares is an African Granary technology that increases Villager gathering from hunted animals by 10%. It is a source-specific Food improvement: it benefits workers on animal carcasses, not every Food source in the economy.
Research profile
- Age
- Commerce Age
- Civilization
- Africans
- Research location
- Granary
- Prerequisite
- Village Dogs Village Dogs
- Research time
- 30 seconds
- Wood cost
- 100
- Coin cost
- 100
- Effect
- Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +10%
Research effect
Research it in the Commerce Age at a Granary after Village Dogs. It costs 100 Wood and 100 Coin and takes 30 seconds. The bonus applies to Villagers gathering from hunted animals; it does not improve herdable livestock, fishing, farming or other sources. Its value therefore depends on whether useful hunts remain available after research completes.
Research condition
African civilizations · Commerce Age · Granary · requires Village Dogs · 100 Wood · 100 Coin · 30 seconds · +10% Villager gathering from hunted animals.
Cost and prerequisites
Complete Village Dogs first, then research Snares when a safe hunting line can continue long enough to benefit. If nearby carcasses are nearly exhausted or workers must move to Fields, Farms or livestock, the bonus will have little time to repay its cost. Protect the hunters while they work and compare the research with immediate military or economy needs.