The Concept:

Build a powerful economy with multiple town centers and upgrades while defending with minimal army. Ideal for closed maps like Black Forest or Arena.

Execution:

• Dark Age:

  • 6 villagers on food
  • 4 villagers on wood
  • Build a mill on berries and send 5 villagers to gather berries
  • Build 2 lumber camps, 8 villagers on wood
  • Build 3 farms as soon as possible
  • Everyone on food until you have 24 villagers
  • Send the last 2 villagers to gold
  • Don’t click Loom unless necessary, then advance to Feudal Age

• Feudal Transition:

  • 2 villagers on gold
  • 5 villagers on berries
  • 8 villagers on wood
  • 3 villagers on farms
  • Rest on food under the TC

• Feudal Age:

  • Build a market and a blacksmith
  • Quickly advance to Castle Age

• Castle Age:

  • Add 2 town centers on wood
  • Research the second wood upgrade
  • Build farms and a university, aiming for Imperial Age