Quote Originally Posted by jayd666 View Post
Point of interest here. If you plan on doing this remember that the Guidlines will help rebuild. Either for you or your attacker. For the record, I agree that the academy is the way to go, and it helps use up an almost useless item, but it might not be as "perfect" a solution. Sending your army to a resource flat, hiding your resources in the market or abandoning the city right before the army arrives, may be a better solution.
Couldn't you still hide your resources, move the army, and blow something up? I admit that the Guidelines throw a wrench into the theory, so it's not perfect. However, it does at least give you a chance of recapturing the place more easily, and if you had planned for it than you should keep some Guidelines on hand to rebuild quickly.