Is the Taverns service area important?
Yes, but only to ensure the supply of Alcohol at the Tavern. When selling Alcohol to your population, it is still the service area of the house that is the important one. Dobber writes: “The main concern however still is the tavern has to be within range of a source of alcohol to function. That is one good that does not teleport from the marketplace to the point of sale.” From BaldJim: “If they are within the service range of the tavern, the porter will just as gladly walk to a small farm, a brewery or a distillery as he walks to the market building. All he is concerned about is getting the alcohol to the customer.” If demand for Alcohol is very high (for example, one Tavern serving 2000 people), the Tavern needs to be close to the Main Market. If not, you may find the deliveries cannot be made quick enough to satisfy demand, leading to Alcohol shortages [a crisis, if ever there was one 😉 ] even when there appears to be a large volume of Alcohol in stock on the island. Jarrah writes:
