Each building you place in your civilization has a way of earning you money and XP over a specific amount of time. you can decrease this amount of time by using Gold bars which you can purchase or earn when you level up in the game.
At the bottom left of the screen you will see a menu which will let you choose which type of activity you would like to participate in while playing the game.

- To Build an item click on the “Building” button and another menu will open up showing you different types of houses. The cost is along the bottom. Note each house’s cost is listed in edition to type. Each building will earn you a certain number of XP and money after the time has passed.

- TIP – You can place your mouse over any structure to see how much time is left before you can click on it collect funds from it. A small icon will appear over the building to show you when an item is ready or ready for additional actions.
Once you click on the building you wish to place you will see the game board divide into a grid with small squares. Some buildings take up one square and some can take up 4 or more at a time.

- When you try to place an item and it outlines in red it is too big for the area and you will need to either expand your land or move to another area with more open space.

- If a building can be placed you will see it completed in a shadow form with a green border. Once you are sure of your placement click on that area and you will see construction of your building begin. If you place your mouse over this area it will show you how long until the building is complete.

- Once the building is completed it will immediately begin to earn money for you. If it is a market, or garden you will need to click on it and assign something to grow.

- Some buildings will require that you clean them before you can use them again. There is no charge to do this but if you forget you will not be earning money.

- You can grow goods in the gardens but be sure you open the game and harvest them before they spoil. If they spoil you will lose all of your investment.

- IMPORTANT – Note that each residence will earn population for you every so many minutes. You can find this out by placing your mouse over the home you are considering in the purchase menu. It will say something such as, “24 population every 25 minutes”. If you place this house you will earn 24 population ever 24 minutes but you will have to be in the game to click on the house to collect it.

- Click on an item while the building menu is open and then click on a building and you will be able to rotate, move, or sell that building.

- Random Free Bonuses – The more often you are in the game and collect from your buildings the higher the chances are you will earn a random free bonus. This could be coins, XP, a legend, or all of them at once.
Legends of History – Legends are upgrades you can purchase to give you huge benefits in the game. Some can only be gifted to you by neighbors and some can only be purchased with gold bars or earned during certain levels. You can only use 3 legends at a time maximum and once their benefit is completed you will need to purchase another one if you want to continue to use their benefit.

- You can also work on a collection book in the legend section. Click on “Collections” and you will see you can collect all the legends. (These are people – legends such as “Socrates” or “Michelangelo” and are divided into sections such as Artists, Tycoons, and Ancient Thinkers)

3. VISITING NEIGHBORS & BUILDING EMBASSIES ON EACH OTHERS’ LAND