What are the resources in Rise of Nations and how does the economic system work?
The six Basic Resources are Food, Wood, Wealth, Metal, Knowledge and Oil. Rise of Nations also features 32 Rare Resources that increase the collection of Basic Resources and/or confer special bonuses on players who have established a Merchant at the Rare Resource site. The location and types of rare resources available are random. Resource locations lasts throughout the entire game and never run out. You can trade resources for wealth and vice versa at the market after you have achieved the 2nd level of commerce research. Resources such has food, wood, metal and oil are collected by citizens, while wealth is collected by caravans, and knowledge by scholars. Food is collected by building farms which can only be built within city limits. Usually only 5 farms are allowed per city, except for the Egyptians whose unique ability allows them to build 7 farms per city. Oil resources are collected at special spots on the map that can be found on both land or sea which appears on the map once in
