My question is about trade. Does CTP2 treat monopolies the same way as it did in CTP1? For example the more numbers of a good heading towards a certain city will generate more profit?? It used to be that any city working a tile with a good would except incoming caravans of that good from other cites.

how does CTP2 determine what city gets what good? And why does it sometimes a possible trade route requires up to 5 caravans? Is it because of distance? If i try to establish a monopoly in say hardwood, 5 trade routes may reqire up to 25 caravans. Is it worth it or profitable to establish a monpoly in CTP2?

What stragedies do you people use when building an empire of say 20-25 cities?