The Shattered Star

Here is a list of the best resource combos in the game, also known as trade rings. These all assume that you already have a Harbor, and your last trade slot. For your convenience, I have named the types in a very original fashion. If you have the resources to do so, try to get a Type A setup. It is definitely the best. Types B and C are variants of A. If you're not one of the lucky ones, then compare the ones that have your resources and decide which one you would prefer.

Type A
Water, Wheat, Aluminum, Lumber, Marble, Iron, Fish, Cattle, Sugar, Pigs, Spices, Gems
Bonus: Beer, Construction, Fast Food
Pop/Infra (Most Favorable Set)

Type B
Water, Wheat, Aluminum, Lumber, Marble, Iron, Fish, Cattle, Sugar, Pigs, Spices, Wine
Bonus: Beer, Construction, Fast Food
Pop/Infra (A type with Wine)

Type C
Water, Wheat, Aluminum, Lumber, Marble, Iron, Fish, Cattle, Sugar, Pigs, Spices, Silver
Bonus: Beer, Construction, Fast Food
Pop/Infra (A type with Silver)

Type D
Water, Wheat, Aluminum, Lumber, Marble, Iron, Coal, Rubber, Oil, Fish, Sugar, Pigs
Bonus: Beer, Construction, Steel, Asphalt, Automobiles
Infra/Pop (Balanced)

Type E
Water, Wheat, Aluminum, Lumber, Marble, Iron, Coal, Rubber, Oil, Gold, Lead, Fish
Bonus: Beer Construction, Steel, Asphalt, Automobiles, Microchips, Radiation Cleanup, Scholars
Infra/Tech (8 bonus resources)

Type F
Silver, Gems, Coal, Gold, Lead, Oil, Fish, Furs, Wine, Lumber, Iron, Aluminum
Bonus: Fine Jewelry, Microchips, Affluent population, Steel, Scholars
Hap/Inc/Tech/Pop

Type G
Aluminum, Lumber, Marble, Iron, Rubber, Oil, Gold, Lead, Coal, Fish, Wheat, Uranium
Bonus: Construction, Asphalt, Automobiles, Microchips, Scholars, Steel, Radiation Cleanup
Infra/Tech/Pop (with Uranium)

Type H
Silver, Gems, Coal, Gold, Lead, Oil, Fish, Furs, Wine, Lumber, Iron, Uranium
Bonus: Fine Jewelry, Microchips, Affluent population, Steel Scholars
Hap/Inc/Tech/Pop (F with Uranium)

Type I
Aluminum, Lumber, Marble, Iron, Coal, Rubber, Oil, Pigs, Cattle, Sugar, Spices, Uranium
Bonus: Construction, Steel, Asphalt, Automobiles, Fast Food
Infra/Pop (with Uranium)

Type J
Aluminum, Lumber, Marble, Iron, Coal, Rubber, Oil, Gold, Lead, Silver, Gems, Wine
Bonus: Construction, Steel, Asphalt, Automobiles, Microchips, Radiation Cleanup, Scholars, Fine Jewelry
Infra/Tech/Inc/Hap

Type K
Silver, Gems, Coal, Gold, Fish, Furs, Wine, Cattle, Sugar, Spices, Pigs, Iron
Bonus: Fine Jewelry, Affluent Population, Fast Food, Steel
Pop/Hap/Inc

Type L
Alminum, Lumber, Marble, Iron, Coal, Rubber, Oil, Gold, Lead, Silver, Gems, Sugar
Bonus: Construction, Steel, Asphalt, Automobiles, Microchips, Radiation Cleanup, Scholars, Fine Jewelry
Infra/Tech/Inc/Pop (J with Sugar)

ok, heres the one im setting up and the stats:

coal, fish, (furs), gems, gold, iron, lead, lumber, oil, (rubber), silver, wine

fine jewelry - affluent population - microchips - scholars - steel

purchased land area +35%
population +8%
land cost -15%
income +$10.00
triple land growth
hapiness +10.0
technology cost -5%
soldier cost -$6.00
infrastructure upkeep -18%
infrastructure cost -14%
tank upkeep -18%
cruise missile / nuke weapon purchase / upkeep -20%
aircraft upkeep -25%
tank purchase -8%
soldier upkeep -$0.50
nuke environment penalty -50%
navy upkeep -30%
soldier efficiency +10%
aircraft purchase -8%
triple land sell price

what do folks think, any good? im lumbered with furs and rubber which really dont seem to mix well. if anyone wants in on this, let me know.

Yeah, I think that's about the best you can do with those fantastic resources. As for finding people to trade with, the best way to do it is just to use the ingame search function for resources, and spam people on your color with the resources you need.

You can also try to see if you can start up or join a trade ring here in the trade forum.

aye, ive got posts up on the forums. ill see if anyone bites. is it worth sticking to team color? i know its worth +1 hapiness (does that stack through the ring?), should i accept other colors or change teams to make things fit.

Stick to your team color if at all possible, the +5 Happiness for 5 in-team trades is worth a pretty penny in taxes.

You're Blue, yes? It is very possible to get all trades in-color in Blue. Just be patient.