wealth in TW:S2

[RedKnight]

Attached, find a simple analysis of wealth from provincial buildings (farms, metsuke, and ninja building lines).

This is based ONLY on the wealth involved, and directly related items like, turns to build, cost to build, and the difference in income before and after. It does not take into account the other very important factors in the game such as food produced or consumed, agents that a line makes avilable, province happiness, etc.

In the attached spreadsheet, a short normal Chosokabe game (see the Farms and WealthBuildings tabs) strongly supports the following. However, it should be noted that Chosokabe get more wealth from farms, according to their metadata. Also, data is from late in a game (turn 85) and my Arts may be reducing building prices or increasing farm income slightly.

This is a simple prioritization ordering, based only on wealth returned. All times include the time needed to construct the building, and let's call Rice Paddies level 0 for farms:

1. First, improve all farms to level 1, Improved Irrigation. This pays off in 5 (Very Fertile) to 8 (Barren) turns, and of course, also supplies food.
2. Then improve all Market buildings, all the way from Market to Kabunakama. All pay off in 7 to 12 turns. Watch that you don't run out of food.
3. Make Sake Dens, which pay off in 10 turns.
4. Then improve farms to level 2 (Terrace Farming). This pays off in 10 (Very Fertile) to 21 (Barren) turns.
5. Now improve Sake Dens as high as you can. Gambling Dens and Criminal Syndicates pay off in about 18 turns. However, the Infamous Mizu Shobai District is based on 25% tax, so you have to do some math on the province income to see if it's worth it. (It's best in Gold provinces, ones with high-level Market buildings - check your province info.)
6. Finally, improve all farms to level 3 (Land Consolidation). This pays off in 19 (Very Fertile) to 40 (Barren) turns.

There is some overlap with the farms (Very Fertile is much better than Barren), and I only have data from one Chosokabe (wealthy farms) Normal Short campaign.

A way to remember this is farm a little, market it all, drink a little sake. Farm some more, finish all the sake, then finish farming.

Comments on my simplistic analysis invited.

RK

* Edit *
Updated spreadsheet (thanks, Therother!); added examples for Infamous Mizu Shobai District