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GameSpot's Guide to Age of Empires (back to home page)This will open a small remote window for navigating this guide
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Egypt | Glory of Greece | Voices of Babylon
Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun

The CampaignsSoldiers Page 26 of 36
Babylon: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Voices of Babylon Campaign #6: The Caravan

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The priests are the real danger here

Goal: Return the artifact to the temple.

The Skinny: A quickie, which is probably a welcome relief at this point. This is another mission with a lot of triggered attacks, so move cautiously.

Head north and avoid the wildlife (elephants and lions). Soon you'll come to a part of the map where the forest path veers off in two directions. Head left and follow the path until the woods clear and you can head north. You will have to kill several axemen along the way.

Head north until you find the river, then head west, hugging the river.

First you will encounter a phalanx. Attack him and retreat. He will stop. Attack again and retreat. Repeat until he's dead.

Now comes the tricky part. Just to the south of where you encountered the phalanx is a hill. There are two priests on that hill. Just to the west of where you encountered the phalanx is a cavalry. Attack the cavalry and retreat so that the priests can't convert you. Kill the cavalry. You will take a little damage.

Now charge west along the river. Kill the priest if you see him, otherwise keep on moving. When the river ends, head north. You will take damage from a tower or two, probably losing three or four of your archers, but that's OK. You should be able to see your destination at this point. Once past the towers, you're home free. Roll your treasure in and you win.

Dangers: You need to keep your archers alive and healthy until you get to the towers, otherwise you may not survive this small battle.

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