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About Hansa

A League is made up of Cities

City:

• population
• production function
• utility function

Production function: production(labor) #=> goods

• L labor units produce 1 good unit
• N good units require L * N labor units
• labor cost varies between goods and cities
• labor cost is partly but not entirely determined by surrounding terrain

Utility function: utility(goods_consumed) # => utils

• total happiness of inhabitants; depends on goods consumed
• The additional utility from consuming one more unit of a good decreases as the amount of that good consumed increases (DMU = diminshing marginal utility) and increases as the amount of any other good increases (ICU = increasing complementary utility)
• identical across cities
• autarchy level: highest utility achieved without trade

Trade:

• transportation requires labor, provided by the exporting city
• transportation costs vary between cities (distance, water / land)
• transportation is instant (every turn represents 1 year)
• trade agreement? payment? matching coincidence of needs?

Gameplay:

• Production / Consumption / Trade
• Allocate labor towards production of specific goods
• Allocate production towards consumption or trade (export)
• No storage, so Consumption is: Production + Imports - Exports

Worldmap:

• (x,y) coordinates with (0,0) SW corner and (1,1) NE corner
  • consider: (x,y) coordinates with (-1,-1) SW corner and (1,1) NE corner
• East coast and West coast (defined by x-axis)
• The outermost coastal areas are islands: East Isles and West Isles
• Inland from coastal areas are delta areas, not accessible by sea
• East coast cities have water routes between them
• West coast cities have water routes between them
• No East-West water route
• One river runs inland from high to low, providing an inland water route
• One possible river-coast city (delta or coastal)
• If river empties into delta, that city becomes available by sea (and river)
• If river empties into coastal, still available by sea (and river)
• Water routes require less transportation labor than land routes
• Altitude affects river and land routes (downhill is cheaper)