The Concept:

Reach Feudal Age with a weak economy but disrupt the opponent by building towers to deny their resources. Ideal for aggressive civilizations with tower bonuses.

Execution:

• Dark Age:

  • 6 villagers on food
  • 2 villagers on wood
  • Build a mill on berries once you have 100 wood
  • All remaining villagers to food until you have 18 villagers
  • Research Loom and advance to Feudal Age

• Feudal Transition:

  • 4 villagers on wood (with 2 lumber camps)
  • 2 villagers on berries
  • 5 villagers forward to the opponent’s base
  • 4 villagers on stone
  • Rest on food under the TC and straggler trees

• Feudal Age:

  • Build your first tower at a resource the opponent is collecting
  • Upgrade wood technology
  • Build additional towers to encircle and deny resources
  • Continue building farms and adding villagers to wood
  • Transition to gold once you have 400 food
  • Make a blacksmith and market