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Spice is one of the 31 rare resources. It appears as a small group of spice plants with some bowls next to it.
Like all rare resources on land, Spice can be obtained by sending a Merchant from the Market to the resource location. Spice provides the following benefits:
- +10
Food gather rate - +10 Knowledge gather rate
- Caravan income increased by 20%
The gather rate of rare resources can be increased in various ways, as described in the main article. Note that 
Knowledge is not gathered before the 
Classical Age, but the Greeks may gather Knowledge from the beginning, making an early exploitation of Spice more useful.
The bonus on Caravan income is nothing too sensational, increasing a caravan's 
Wealth gather rate by something like +1 to +5 (per 30 seconds), depending on the length of the trading route. For instance, Caravans plying routes between neighboring cities generate an addtional +1 to +3 Wealth, while higher bonuses of +5 and more require a trading route roughly across half a standard map. The Persians are more likely to take full advantage of this rare resource as their Caravans are automatically produced.
Trivia
- Spice's Knowledge boost is attributed to the science of cultivating spices for maximum yield or potency.
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