Mongolia is a semi-closed map where your base is naturally protected by surrounding forests and cliffs. With proper walling, you gain safety early on, allowing you to focus on developing your economy or executing Castle Age–oriented strategies. Games on Mongolia often extend into the late game, making civilizations with strong late-game potential especially valuable. Unlike open maps, Mongolia tends to favor more powerful and expensive units, as the slower, more strategic pace rewards long-term planning.

General Tips: 

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  • Learn and practice a reliable Fast Castle build order, and add +1 population to account for the resources spent on walling.

  • Fully explore your base to identify the most efficient walling spots.

  • Begin walling after luring your second boar, at this stage, your economy requires less immediate attention.

  • Pick civilizations with strong economic bonuses and late-game strength, such as Burgundians, Bohemians, Turks, or Bengalis.

  • Plan your late-game army composition in advance, taking the matchup into consideration.

  • Maximize Dark Age efficiency, as this map makes it relatively straightforward.

  • Prioritize early economic upgrades, this is a macro-focused map.

  • Aim to build a castle before reaching the Imperial Age in most games.

  • Keep producing villagers at the start of Imperial Age, even while managing your army.

  • Focus on creating a steady, well-controlled push in the late game, army control is critical.

  • Continue extending your walls with stone to secure additional space, ideally while advancing to the Imperial Age.

Strategy & Build Orders: