Resources

Whilst playing War and Magic a player will spend much of their time gathering a number of resources vital to running their city.

These resources include:
 * Food - upgrading buildings and recruiting troops
 * Wood - same as Food
 * Crystals - same as Food
 * Gems - same as Food
 * Gold - optional enhancer for speeding up times, making wishes at the Altar and sending mass mails
 * Philosopher's Stone - learning new tech at the Academy

It is possible to play the game without using gold but it would be much more time consuming and restrictive.