There are a total of 20 (goods producing / currently playable) ages in the game. Well, let’s take a look at the math, shall we? If a player (let’s say) who’s reached Space Age Jupiter, were to take just 20 of each goods type of their age and trade them down - one age at a time, doubling them over each step of the way, till the goods reach the Bronze Age, have you ever considered how many (of each) Bronze Age goods they’d end up with? Here’s why - And yes indeed! - I went ahead and did some numbers crunching and this is what I came up with: Well guess what, just about everybody who’s ever played FoE and their baby sister’s - baby sister! - has had the exact same clever idea as you (at one stage or another) but I hate to break it to you, not only is this system utterly broken & unsustainable, it’s downright morally corrupt and just doesn't work! Ever had the clever idea of ditching your previous age goods buildings and doubling down on goods buildings from your current age so that you can trade (unfairly) at 2:1 ratio (in your favour) with players (from lower ages / not as clever as you and) still clinging to obsolete goods buildings?

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