Build Order Reference

27+2 FC - Boom

Place two extra town centers upon hitting Castle and maintain production from all three. In Castle, set all gather points to wood, and build farms as soon as wood becomes available. Leaving villagers on gold means food can be bought if needed, or stone for a fourth town center later on. Although this type of build should usually only used on closed maps, booming is an important skill in general for any map.

Build Order wood food gold stone
6 on sheep 6
4 on wood 4 6
1 lure boar 4 7
5 on berries 4 12
+2 on boar, + farms 4 14
↑9 on wood [2nd LC] 9 14
3 on gold 9 14 3
Loom
Advancing to Feudal
↑8 farms 9 14 3
Feudal
Build market + blacksmith
+2 on wood 11 14 3
Advancing to Castle
Double-bit axe + horse collar
↑14 on wood 14 11 3
Castle
Build 2 TCs, get bow saw
↑~18 farms
Get wheelbarrow, build 4th TC, + farms
Benchmarks A+ A B C D E
27 pop Feudal 10:05 10:15 10:30 10:50 11:15 11:50
27+2 pop Castle 13:10 13:25 13:40 14:00 14:30 15:05
60 villagers + eco upgrades 21:30 22:00 22:30 23:00 23:40 24:30

Cicero: A+ Demonstration