Plenty of questions arise in the mind of a newbie playing the free-to-download-but-without-a-manual game Imperialism (game). The on-screen help does not go nearly far enough. Readers are welcome to add questions here for others to answer, and to answer questions here if possible - ideally create an article and link to it from here. -- Robin Patterson (Talk) 07:00, January 28, 2012 (UTC)

Moving civiliansEdit

• Why can't I create a railway branch line? - You can, but not in the same turn as you move the engineer. Unlike other civilians, the engineer needs a rest after a move, and all that you see is the green arrow when you move him to a place where you want him to start something; next turn, if he's on a tile he can work on, you will see the "work" icon and be able to start a railway or build a depot etc unless that would take you beyond your credit limit.
• Why can't I prospect on those hills? - If they are in your country, or in an uncolonized Minor Nation in which you have built an embassy, you can. Anywhere else, you can't.
• Can I move a civilan to where another one is working? - No.
• How do I put a railway through hills to the next valley?

Military unitsEdit

General and AdmiralEdit

What use are these (apart from the ship the admiral brings)?

Maintenance costsEdit

The hidden costs of creating military - has anyone created a list?

DeveloperEdit

What do I have to do to get a Developer (apart from just waiting)?

InvasionsEdit

To invade another coast, is a ship by that coast really all that I need? What about getting to it across other seas?

Credit limitEdit

What formula produces the apparently irrational fluctuations?

What does a capital contain?Edit

Obviously it has a harbour. But a fort?