Send all of your troops to support a neighboring city and either purchase buildings researches troops or ships so they can't get any loot
So in this scenario you would be spending/using your resources?
I like the idea of offering a trade at a crazy exchange rate so that you can get it back if no one takes it. And if they do, well, you just scored 3 times the resources.
That is actually a great idea. Using your resources is a good way as well, but I find myself saving up for certain upgrades, so if I'm spending my resources to protect them, I'm won't be able to save up for the upgrades I need. Thanks for the tips y'all.
What advantage do you get from expanding your farming villages? The only thing I've been able to find so far for that is that once you expand to level 3 you can demand units. Is there other things that benefit you by expanding the villages? Also I noticed that a farming village was already expanded to level 3 before I conquered it, does that mean someone else on the island was expanding it already?