im not familiar with that strat, but i've seen these rediculously low def rep cashers about in Express, and regardless of how much they get farmed, they still gain acres at a constant rate. do they batch it every time, or do they explore and build 1 bpt a time?

also, rep casher vs rep farmer, which is better?

rep casher's income comes from taxes with expenses reduced so less military and high pop (aka land) is higher income and non-techers don't spend turns on much else than exploring and building and selling goods (bought or produced bushels or produced military on public market).

farmer or casher depends on market, if market prices (especially bushels) are low then casher has advantage but if bushels are high (40+) but techs are low (3k or lower) casher is better still but if both bushels and techs are high then farmer has advantage.

thx. but do DRs allow them to maintain acreage despite being farmed?

Nope. Unless it is more than 10 DR. You're not finishing top 10 if you're getting farmed, regardless of strategy.