How to get started with this complex city builder
LORDS Lords | Beginner's guide – 7 important things before you start
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Manor Lords is complex, troubled and more than a little impenetrable. There's a lot that will be familiar about it if you're a veteran of city-building games, but Manor Lords has its own idiosyncrasies even with them. And that makes tips and tricks less important than just general advice and quick explanations of these quirks, so that's what we'll focus on for this beginner's guide.
Below we have nine things to know before you start playing Manor Lords with advice on things like building your city, how work works in the game, keeping your city fed and managing your resources. If you're looking for more detailed explanations, we have separate guides for growing your city, increasing regional wealth, and setting up your first farm.
