In Black & White, a Civic Building is a building that does not shelter villagers, but instead provide some benefit to them. It costs 3 scaffoldings to make one. There are four different civic buildings in Black & White: the village store, the workshop, the graveyard and the crèche
Civic Buildings[]
Village Store[]
- Main article: Village Store
Allows villagers to store food and wood and shows desire flags which indicate to gods and creatures what the people want.
Workshop[]
- Main article: Workshop
Allows the player to build scaffoldings which can be used to construct other buildings in game. Has a desire flag indicating how much wood is needed before a scaffolding is produced as well as a yard where up to three scaffoldings can be kept at the same time.
Graveyard[]
- Main article: Graveyard
Makes dead bodies disappear much faster than normal rate, allowing villagers to focus on their tasks instead of mourning the dead.
Crèche[]
- Main article: Crèche
Gives children a safe place to spend the day at and encourages a village to have more offspring.
| Buildings | |
|---|---|
| Black and White | |
| One / Two Scaffolds | Small Abode / Large Abode |
| Three Scaffolds | Creche / Graveyard / Village Store / Workshop |
| Four / Five Scaffolds | Field / Village Center |
| Six / Seven Scaffolds | Miracle Dispenser / Wonder |
| Other | Temple / Worship Site |
| Black And White 2 | |
| Dwellings | Creature Pen / House / Hovel / Manor / Mansion / Skyscraper / Villa |
| Civic Buildings | Alter / Amphitheater / Baths / Graveyard / Nursery / Prison / Rest Home / Tavern / Temple |
| Industrial Buildings | Field / Granary / Lumber Mill / Plant Market / Pot Market / Smelter / Statue Market / Storehouse / University |
| Walls and Roads | Fortified Wall / Road / Wall / Wall Gatehouse |
| Embellishments | Column / Fertility Statue / Lamp / Meadow / Naming Fountain / Punishment Spike / Torture Pit / Well |
| Military | Armory / Ranged Armory / Siege Workshop |
| Wonders | Earthquake Wonder / Hurricane Wonder / Siren Wonder / Volcano Wonder |