Main elements – Awem Help Center

Here are the main elements of your city in Cradle of Empires and what each of them does:

Zoom – Pinch open to zoom in and pinch close to zoom out the city. You can scroll around the city by dragging it with your finger.
Ruins – Before you can construct a building (or a totem), you need to clear the ruins. Tap the ruins to do it.
Cleared Ruins – After the ruins are cleared, tap the building icon to construct a new building (or a totem).
Building – There are match-3 levels in the buildings. Tap the building to play the levels.
Tax – Each building brings you taxes (gold, food or supplies). Tap the tax icon to collect your tax.
Locked Building – It means you haven't reached the required XP level to build this building (or totem). You can see the required XP level on the shield with a lock.
Totem – Some of the ruins hide totems and not the buildings. Totems give you deals on bonuses. Tap the totem to check available deals.

Here are the main elements of your city in Cradle of Empires and what each of them does:

Zoom – Pinch open to zoom in and pinch close to zoom out the city. You can scroll around the city by dragging it with your finger.
Ruins – Before you can construct a building (or a totem), you need to clear the ruins. Tap the ruins to do it.
Cleared Ruins – After the ruins are cleared, tap the building icon to construct a new building (or a totem).
Building – There are match-3 levels in the buildings. Tap the building to play the levels.
Tax – Each building brings you taxes (gold, food or supplies). Tap the tax icon to collect your tax.
Locked Building – It means you haven't reached the required XP level to build this building (or totem). You can see the required XP level on the shield with a lock.
Totem – Some of the ruins hide totems and not the buildings. Totems give you deals on bonuses. Tap the totem to check available deals.