How to expand borders

[Tanelorn]

I can't figure this out. THere are no other kingdoms near me, but my borders are extremely close to my cities. I have several pacified villages right nearby, but I can't take them because my borders don't overlap them. How do I expand my borders?!!?!?

[hibbidy_jibbidy]

borders are pre determaind, you need to found a city to take a new area

[Lethe]

there are regions. when you place a city that region becomes yours.
you can expand city with boroughs.
if you found your city at the edge of your region you cannot expand over to other region.
so to take those pacified villages you have to build and send a settler over that region and use it to create a new city.
enable FIDS view (f default) and carefully choose the location, being in same region is enough you don have to be exactly near the villages.

if youa re having trouble seeing regions zoom out and mouse over map. it will 'pulsate' the borders of region you are mousing over.

[Tanelorn]

thanks I'll do that