Your city location is important in all definitions of the word. You cannot found a city within the borders of another nation.
You can 'sacrifice' him to found a city on any given tile he's standing on, with the following exceptions: After you gain control of your Settler, you can move him around like any other unit. For a modest production time, your city will produce a Settler that has very little power (and therefore very vulnerable to attacks), but with two movement points and a ton of responsibility. Expanding the 'Old Way'Įxpanding your chosen nation is chiefly done via the Settler unit.
Get your units moving early to cut through the Fog of War as fast as possible, and send fleets of ocean-capable ships to check out as much of the ocean before your rivals do. By the way, the reason we haven't done a section on Explore is because it's really self-explanatory.