Getting Started

You've clicked the "Start New Game" button, and brought up a new screen, asking for a name and to select the difficulty level. 
"Name" is the name of your save file. This will not be changed by any actions you take during the game.
"Difficulty" has a brief description of the benefits/penalties at each difficulty level. If you find the challenge level is too low or too high, this can be adjusted in the options menu during play.
You then have to choose a nation. Each nation has a different bonus applied, some more attractive than others. For now, it is recommended that you start with either the Arabs or the Chinese. Both nations have benefits that come into play fairly early and last the entire game.
Next are a series of tutorial screens, introducing you to the game elements. Note that the Help file is useful and that some of the information in this wiki will be taken directly from the file.
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