# Watch Platform

[The building book](https://cozycity.net/help/buildings/watch-platform)

A lookout for a warden, watching over nearby homes.

A staffed Watch Platform provides nearby protection against deer and hostile threats. It can count toward Sheltered Town’s requirement for two staffed protection buildings when its warden is actually working.

![Watch Platform illustration from the game’s build menu](https://cozycity.net/web/img/selector/D02M.webp)

## At a glance

- Available: Village level 3
- Materials: 10 stone + 30 timber
- Plot: 4 × 4 m
- Builder work: 1 min 15 sec
- Workplace: 1 warden
- Base protection reach: 14 m
- Hit points: 240
- Armour off every blow: 1

Base tier. Builder work excludes walking and waiting; production rates apply while working. The in-game preview shows your exact current quote.

## Make room for it.

Check the coverage preview and give the platform a connected door. Place it so the homes or crops you care about fall within its reach, rather than judging by distance alone.

## Improvements & appearance.

Use Improve in the building details to raise its tier, up to tier 3. Read the quoted materials and work time before confirming. The plot stays the same.

## If something seems stuck.

An empty platform is not staffed protection. Inspect the warden’s travel and work state. Wardens can take night duty while the village’s ordinary workplaces follow their sleep schedule.

## Good neighbours.

- [Deer Enclosure](https://cozycity.net/help/buildings/deer-enclosure.md)
- [Ward Lantern](https://cozycity.net/help/buildings/ward-lantern.md)
- [Hearth Lodge](https://cozycity.net/help/buildings/hearth-lodge.md)

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