What is a lockade?
A blockade is a simple naval maneuver where one civilization’s ships surround an enemy city’s water tiles. Upon doing this, that city, if it had a harbor, now cannot trade out of that port. Blockades, while good in theory, aren’t too practical because they require a few ships per enemy city, and if the enemy has a lot of coastal cities, it is near impossible, plus your ships can be sunk. Even if you blockade their ports, there are still other ways for them to trade (by air or by having a road to another AI civilization with a port). Strategy This section only gives a brief overview of commonly used tactics in Civilization 3 – for a complete list of strategy articles in various areas of the game, visit the War Academy.
