What are goody huts?

Spread throughout the map at the beginning of the game, goody huts (formally known as “tribal villages”) are overlays on a tile that yield a one-time bonus when a unit moves onto that tile. For example, while exploring the map, if your warriors comes across a goody hut and chooses to move to that tile (and thus “enter” the goody hut), one of a few things could happen: your civilization might receive a bonus (such as maps of the surrounding area, extra experience for your exploring unit, or gold), barbarians might spring out of the hut, or nothing could happen (the village was deserted). Note that scouts are guaranteed not to get barbarians from a goody hut.  more