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Age of Empires introduction

General Tips

• First things first
• When to attack?
• Building Permits
• It's a race!
• Stone Age
• Tool Age
• Bronze Age
• Iron Age
• Research and development
• The 50 unit cap
• Villagers can get angry too!
• Massed Fire
• Scissors, Paper, and Stone

The Civilizations

• Assyrian
• Babylonian
• Choson
• Egyptian
• Greek
• Hittite
• Minoan
• Persian
• Phoenician
• Shang
• Sumerian
• Yamato

The Units

• Miscellaneous Units
• Villagers
• Priest
• Infantry
• Clubman
• Axeman
• Short Swordsman
• Broad Swordsman
• Long Swordsman
• Legion
• Hoplite
• Phalanx
• Centurion
• Archers
• Bowman
• Improved Bowman
• Composite Bowman
• Chariot Archer
• Elephant Archer
• Horse Archer
• Heavy Horse Archer
• Cavalry
• Scout
• Cavalry
• Chariot
• Heavy Cavalry
• Cataphract
• War Elephant
• Siege Weapons
• Stone Thrower
• Catapult
• Heavy Catapult
• Ballista
• Helepolis
• Boats and Ships
• Fishing Boat
• Fishing Ship
• Trade Boat
• Merchant Ship
• Light Transport
• Heavy Transport
• Scout Ship
• War Galley
• Trireme
• Catapult Trireme
• Juggernaught
• Towers
• Watch Tower
• Sentry Tower
• Guard Tower
• Ballista Tower

The Buildings

• Stone Age Buildings
• Town Center
• House
• Barracks
• Storage Pit
• Granary
• Dock
• Tool Age Buildings
• Market
• Farm
• Small Wall
• Stable
• Archery Range
• Bronze Age Buildings
• Temple
• Medium Wall
• Government Center
• Academy
• Siege Workshop
• Iron Age buildings
• Fortification
• Wonder

The Campaigns

• Egypt campaign -1 Hunting
• Egypt campaign - 2: Foraging
• Egypt campaign - 3: Discoveries
• Egypt campaign - 4: Dawn of a new age
• Egypt campaign - 5: Skirmish
• Egypt campaign - 6: Farming
• Egypt campaign - 7: Trade
• Egypt campaign - 8: Crusade
• Egypt campaign - 9: River Outpost
• Egypt campaign - 10: Naval Battle
• Egypt campaign - 11: A Wonder of the World
• Egypt campaign - 12: Siege in Caanan
• Glory of Greece campaign - 1: Land Grab
• Glory of Greece campaign - 2: Citadel
• Glory of Greece campaign - 3: Ionian Expansion
• Glory of Greece campaign - 4: Trojan War
• Glory of Greece campaign - 5: I'll Be Back
• Glory of Greece campaign - 6: Siege of Athens
• Glory of Greece campaign - 7: Xenophon's March
• Glory of Greece campaign - 8: Wonder
• Voices of Babylon campaign - 1: Holy Man
• Voices of Babylon campaign - 2: Tigris Valley
• Voices of Babylon campaign - 3: Lost
• Voices of Babylon campaign - 4: I Shall Return
• Voices of Babylon campaign - 5: The Great Hunt
• Voices of Babylon campaign - 6: The Caravan
• Voices of Babylon campaign - 7: Lord of the Euphrates
• Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun campaign - 1: Assassins
• Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun campaign - 2: Island Hopping
• Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun campaign - 3: Capture
• Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun campaign - 4: Mountain Temple
• Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun campaign - 6: Oppression
• Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun campaign - 7: A Friend in Need
• Yamato Empire of the Rising Sun campaign - 8: Tang Invasion

The Experts Speak!

Related Links

• Download the Age of Empires patch to fix the 50-unit cap and other problems in the original release of the game
• Read GameSpot's Age of Empires review
• Read Computer Gaming World's Age of Empires review
• Check out GameSpot's strategy games section