Hammer (symbol)
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6-mile map of the village Dragasani and surrounding area, showing two hammers in a type-4 hex and one hammer in a type-5.
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Hammers are symbols used on game maps to represent the number of accumulated facilities that a given civilised hex has constructed and presently maintains. The number of hammers possessed by a hex is determined by the hex type, which in turn is a product of infrastructure. Hex types range from 1 to 8, with a "1" indicating a highly civilised hex and an "8" indicating uncivilised wilderness. Thus, type-1 and type-2 hexes possess many hammers, while type-7 and type-8 hexes may have none at all.
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Number of Hammers
| Hex Type % |
Hammers Gained | |
|---|---|---|
| Arable | Non-Arable | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | - |
| 3 | 3 | - |
| 2 | 4 | - |
| 1 | 4 | - |
Maps in which hammers appear have hexes that possess two designations: arable and non-arable. Arable hexes are primarily farm and pasture land. Non-arable hexes are those exploited for the sake of mining or quarrying. Type-1 to type-4 hexes are always designated as arable; type-5 to type-7 hexes may be arable or non-arable; and type-8 hexes are always treated as non-arable, though some may have the potential to be made arable. Since type-8 hexes don't gain hammers under any circumstances, they are not included on the table shown.
In addition to the hammers added by type, an additional +1 hammer is awarded if the hex includes a sufficiently sized river. A +1 hammer is also given for each settlement a hex includes. This means a type-7 hex might have one hammer, gained from a river, apparently making it equal to a type-6 hex. However, the number of hammers alone is not the only measure used to determine what facilities a hex may include.
