If you wonder, do you need to build different building in your non-capitol towns and do you need to update them here is the answer.
The answer is yes - you should build all available buildings in each town and improve each one as much as possible. The main reason is part of your overall [...]

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In the internet you can find the published formula which determines a player?s overall score:
Total Score points
- Building Material used
- Used Luxury Goods * 2
- Research Points * 3
- Inhabitants * 100
- Used Gold / 4
- Including:
- Completed buildings
- Town hall
- Military counts twice
- Hired trade ships
- Completed researches
The total value is divided by 100
Now [...]

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