If you havent allready, put your facts on wood.

Continue to get much wood, but also start transition to estate + mill (and get upgrades)

Continue to produce vills until you hit the maximum.

In age 5: Get the capitol economy upgrades early.

Age up 5 politician: Crates, economy, long term upgrades (maybe even the hot air baloon).

A good age 5 time is usually at around 17-20 mins (depending on civ and map).

start getting a mill and a estate for upgrades.

once you clicked up, split your vills evenly.

Stay on natural ressources as long as possible and click up to age 5 as soon as you can (without idling your tc).

Once you reach Age 4: send factories as soon as possible.

Once you clicked up to age 4: Retask your vills (ca 5 wood for houses, 2/3 on food 1/3 on gold).

Age up 4 politician: Crates, economy, long term upgrades.

Get up to age 4 as quickly as possible, without idling your tcs

you want to allways have 3 tc production.

Gather mostly food, some gold and a bit of wood for houses.

Once you have enough wood, split your vills.

gather enough wood so you have 3 tcs (500 if you age up with covered wagon, 1000 if not).

Send back your explorer so you can start building tc right away.

Click up to age 3 with fast age up or with covered wagon.

All to food and gold (ageup to age 3 costs 1200 f, 1000g) After Clicking up, adjust so you can click up to age 3 soon after hitting age 2.Ageup to age 2 at around 17-20 vills (Use politicians which boost your eco (2 vills+2 cows) or wood/food crates).Build up your eco, you dont have to rush to get to age 2.Get enough ress, to get market upgrades (food, wood and gold) and tp (if you can build one) get: Market (and market upgrades), Trade posts on a trade route, dock (and start fishing) (on a map with water) Compared to sup: Dont only gather food in age 1.Gather all starting ress and start getting treasures with your explorer.

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