Guide
Roads and the Town Center
Every building must touch a road that leads back to the Town Center. How to draw roads, what they cost, and what happens without them.
Why roads matter
The Town Center is the heart of your city: every road starts there, and every building must touch a road that leads back to it. New land is usable only beside a road. A building that loses its road stops working, a site without one stops being built, and a home cut off from the Town Center grows unhappy and empties.
Drawing a road
Tap Road, then drag from a glowing node, or from any open tile, across open land. The road runs straight and then turns once. When you lift your finger, a confirm bar shows the price: tap Build to lay it. Nothing is spent until you do, and a freshly built road can be taken back with Undo.
What roads cost
Roads are paid tile by tile: in wood during the Stone and Bronze Ages, in stone from the Classical Age, and in stone and gold from the Industrial Age on.
Removing a road
Use Demolish and tap the road, or tap it with Inspect and choose Remove road. The road tiles touching the Town Center stay put.
Keep reading
Stone Age · ServicesTown CenterThe heart of your settlement. Every road begins here, and every building must be connected to it.
GuidePlacing buildingsChoose a building, let it find the best spot, turn its door to the street and confirm. Nothing is spent until you tap Place.
GuideConstructionNew buildings start as sites. A progress bar floats over each one, and the work only goes on while a road reaches it.
GuideHappinessWhat makes your people happy, what upsets them, and why it matters for growth and taxes.
Generated from the Erapolis game data, with pictures from the game itself. Numbers are per minute of game time, at Standard difficulty.