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Did you ever wanted to calculate the outcome of a battle between two armies without actually testing it?

Properly micro-manage your economy

The most famous book on medieval (and nowadays) warfare. But how does it apply to Age of Empires II? (Including 12 new records!)

Gold starts to run low and trash units rule the battlefield now. But with a little trickle of gold left, you can maybe field trash resistant units.

How does your civ fare through the ages? When and where does your favourite civ really shine?

Fast Feudal? Fast Castle? Fast Imperial please!

The art of resource control, rather than fighting or raiding, just keeping cool and controlling the map.

Every good boy and girl will research blacksmith upgrades, but when to do them? What’s their real strength?

Think outside the box and put your enemy’s army inside one! Rec included!

How fast do you really mine gold? How many miners equal a relic?

Most articles in this site use common terms and abbreviations that are used in the game. If you’re a new player you may get lost
through all these terms, so here’s a glossary to help you out!

Learn to understand the structure of a random map and use it to your advantage to locate everything real fast.

Knowing your counter units is a must in this game, but there are some extremes to tip the scale