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Intermediate Castle target ~17min

Fast Castle 2-Stable Knights (Pocket)

Steps 9 · 6 → 29 pop · ~17 min

Recommended Civilizations

franks Franks Tier A lithuanians Lithuanians Tier B berbers Berbers Tier B huns Huns Tier A magyars Magyars Tier B

Goal: Click Feudal at 27 villagers (~10:00), reach Castle Age around 17:00 with 29 villagers, then flood Knights from 2 Stables to support your team's flanks. Recommended civs: Franks (cavalry +20% HP), Lithuanians (relics boost attack), Berbers (cheaper Stable units), Huns (no houses), Magyars (free melee attack upgrades)

Step Timeline

Follow the villager rail and resource-split columns while you play.

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Checkpoints Feudal 27 vils 10:00 Food 14 Wood 10 Gold 3 Castle 29 vils 17:00 Food 14 Wood 10 Gold 5
vils

Opening

5 steps · pop 6–27
FoodWoodGold
  1. 6

    Food 6 → sheep under TC

    600
  2. 10

    WoodLumber Camp +4 → wood, build Lumber Camp

    640
  3. 16

    FoodMill 1 lures boar; +5 → berries, build Mill (research Loom)

    1240
  4. 24

    FarmWood +2 → farms, +6 → wood (2nd Lumber Camp)

    14100
  5. 27

    Gold +3 → gold (Mining Camp); click Feudal at 27 (~10:00)

    14103
vils

Feudal

2 steps · pop 27–29 10:00
FoodWoodGold
  1. 27

    StableBlacksmith Feudal: build Barracks, Stable + Blacksmith; research Double-Bit Axe + Horse Collar 10:00

    14103
  2. 29

    GoldFarm +2 → gold; move 2 berry villagers to farms; click Castle Age

    14105
vils

Castle

2 steps · pop 29 17:00
FoodWoodGold
  1. 29

    StableKnight Castle: build 2nd Stable; train Knights non-stop from both; research Bloodlines 17:00

    14105
  2. 29

    KnightBloodlines Research Forging + Scale Barding Armor; add Knights and farms as gold allows

    14105

Strategy Notes

  • 6 villagers on sheep
  • 4 villagers to wood; build Lumber Camp
  • Lure boar; 5 villagers to berries; build Mill; research Loom
  • 2 villagers to farms; 6 to wood; build a 2nd Lumber Camp
  • 3 villagers to gold; build Mining Camp; click Feudal at 27 (~10:00)
  • Feudal: build Barracks, Stable + Blacksmith
  • Research Double-Bit Axe + Horse Collar
  • Move 2 berry villagers to farms; 2 new villagers to gold; click Castle Age
  • Reach Castle Age around 17:00 with 29 villagers
  • Castle: build a 2nd Stable; train Knights non-stop from both
  • Research Bloodlines (HP upgrade for Knights)
  • Research Forging + Scale Barding Armor
  • Add Knights and farms as gold allows
  • Send Knights to support flanks or raid opponent pockets
  • Weak against: Spearman + Archer combinations; Camel civs (Saracens, Hindustanis, Gurjaras) hard-counter Knights.
  • Strong against: Any army without Spearmen or Camels; Crossbow-heavy flanks that need cavalry support.