SlyFox's Fast Castle on Arena
Build Overview
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expand_moreQueue up Villagers
Queue up as many Villagers as you can in your Town Centre
2 Houses
Two Villagers build one, one Villager builds the other
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When finished, send them to Sheep
Sheep
Send your new Villagers to Sheep
Wood
Send the next 4 Villagers to collect Wood
House / Lure Boar
Send the next villager to build a house
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Send the villager to lure the boar
Mill
Send your new Villager to build a Mill next to your Berries
Berries
Send your next Villager to Berries
Boar
Send your next Villager to the Boar (8 Villagers on Boar)
Berries
Send your next two Villagers to Berries (4 Villagers on Berries)
2 Houses
Send one of the Villagers to build two houses before going to Berries
Lure 2nd Boar
Send one of your Villagers collecting from Boar to lure your 2nd Boar
2nd Lumber Camp
Send the next 4 Villagers to collect Wood
Lure Deer
Use your Scout to start luring Deer to the Town Center
5 Farms
Send your next 3 Villagers to build Farms
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When the Boar is gone, send 2 additional Villagers to also build farms
Gold
Send your next 2 Villagers to build a mining camp on the Gold
Barracks + House
Send the next Villager to build a barracks and a house
Queue Fuedal Age
Queue Fuedal Age in your Town Center
Feudal Age
Sheep
Send the next 2 Villagers to Sheep
Wood upgrade
Upgrade Double-Bit Axe from the Lumber Camp
Stable + Blacksmith
Send the Villager building the Barracks to build the Stable
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Send the Villager to gold
Blacksmith
Send 2 Villagers from the Sheep to build the Blacksmith
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Send the Villagers to Berries / Wood
Town Watch
Research Town Watch in your Town Center
Queue Castle Age
Queue Castle Age in your Town Center
Castle Age
Horse Collar
Research the Horse Collar upgrade in the Mill on the way to Castle
4 Farms
Send Villagers to build Farms as the Sheep run out
Scout
Send your starting scout to patrol enemy walls, then keep him in front of the enemy gates
2 Scouts
Make 2 scouts on the way to Castle Age (after Horse Collar)
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Research Bloodlines
Loom (to defend Castle drop)
If you scout the opponent moving out onto the map to drop a castle, research loom immediately after Castle Age
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Send the Scouts and the 4 Berry Villagers to kill opponents Villagers in a fight to the death
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Target any spearman with Villagers
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Build a tower if necessary and wall in the Castle foundation
Relics
Contest for relics
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If opponent contests Relics, make more Scouts
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If opponent has monks, research Husbandry
Map Control
Always fight for map control, and patrol enemy walls to scout for information
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Be prepared to make more military
Straggler trees
Send new and remaining Villagers around the Town Center to Wood
Monastery
Build a monastery with 2 of the Villagers on gold
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Make 2 Monks
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Research Sanctity (if opponent contests Relics)
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Research Fervor
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Research Atonement (if opponent has more than 3 Monks)
Heavy Plow
Research Heavy Plow at your Mill
Town Centre
Build a Town Centre, preferably next to Stone
Bow Saw
Research Bow Saw at the Lumber Camp
Boom
Build a new Town Center when you have enough Villagers on farms to sustain production
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3-4 Town Centres total
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each Town Centre needs 6 farmers
Farms
Build 40-50 Farms
Gold Mining
Research Gold Mining at your Mining Camp
University
Build a University
Queue Imperial Age
Queue Imperial Age in your Town Centre
Imperial Age
Boom
Keep producing Villagers until you have around 120
Treadmill Crane
Research Treadmill Crane in the University on the way to Imperial Age
Two-Man Saw
Research Two-Man Saw at the Lumber Camp
Blacksmith
Make sure you research all the technologies in the Blacksmith
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Build a second Blacksmith if necessary
More Stables
Build 2-4 additional Stables
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If opponent is making Archers, make Scouts
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If opponent is making Knights, make Camels
Stone Mining
Research Stone Mining at your Mining Camp
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Send around 10 Villagers to Stone
Castle
Build a castle on the map to secure resources
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Research Conscription
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Research Masonry + Hoardings if under pressure
Archery Ranges
Build 2-4 Archery Ranges
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If opponent is an infantry civilization make Hand Cannons
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Otherwise, make around 40 Cavalry Archers
Heavy Cavalry Archers
Keep a mass of 40-50 Cavalry archers to support your army
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Research Sipahi upgrade in the Castle
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Research Ballistics in the University
Monks
Keep 3-5 Monks behind your Cavalry Archers to support
Bombard Towers
Research Bombard Towers in the University
Bombard Towers
Make a push on the enemy with your army and build Bombard Towers to secure forward positions
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Keep building forward Stables to spam Hussar
Seige Workshop
Build Siege Workshops to produce Bombard Cannons to push the opponent
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Research the Artillery upgrade from the Castle
Market
Build a Market
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Research Guilds
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Sell extra Wood and Food for additional Gold
Win the game
Destroy all your opponents production buildings and units to win the game