The Concept:

Quickly produce man-at-arms and archers to harass the opponent. Ideal for civilizations with strong infantry or strong archers.

Execution:

• Dark Age:

  • 6 villagers on food
  • 4 villagers on wood
  • Make a mill on berries as soon as you have 100 wood and send 4 villagers there 
  • Make a barracks as soon as you have enough wood
  • All remaining villagers to food until you have 20 villagers
  • Research Loom and advance to Feudal Age

• Feudal Transition:

  • 8 villagers on wood (with 1 lumber camp)
  • 4 villagers on berries
  • 3 villagers on gold
  • 1 farmer
  • Rest on food under the TC

• Feudal Age:

  • Research Man-at-Arms upgrade
  • Build 1 archery range and start producing archers
  • Research wood technology
  • New villagers go on straggler trees to make farms
  • Build 5 farms
  • Build a blacksmith for +1 attack upgrade
  • Keep sending to straggler trees and make farms
  • Once you have 400 food in the bank send new villagers to gold
  • Aim for Castle Age

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