Having a good camel rush


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Having a good camel rush

by Cherub Stone Cold

(This was meant for default resources) 

  1. Pick a good civ. I usually pick either the Palmyrans or Shang for this dirty work.
  2. As soon as the game begins, create 1 villager.
  3. Have two work on two houses.
  4. The other one should scout for food (if not reveal) or build a granary near bushes (if reveal)
  5. After the houses are done, queue up 3 villagers.
  6. Have the three cut wood near your TC.
  7. Get the new three to the berries.
  8. Create 4 new villagers.
  9. Get the first two on berries and the last two cutting wood.
  10. Queue up 4 more villagers. Have your cutters build more houses if necessary.
  11. 2 villagers should go on cutting, while the others should fish or hunt.
  12. TOOL AGE
  13. A barracks must be built in the transition between Stone and Tool.
  14. Once tooled, create a stable and market. If you have enough wood, build as many stables as possible, using up all wood.
  15. Before bronzing create 8, yes 8, new villagers.
  16. BRONZE AGE
  17. Have 5 villagers mine gold.
  18. Have 3 mine stone.
  19. Once in the transition, immediately build 5 houses.
  20. Once bronze, create 2 camels in each stable, more or less, depending on how many stable you have.
  21. You should have 20 or so camels.
  22. If reveal, search the map without troops for cut trees.
  23. If not reveal, search with your troops.
  24. Kill all villagers, then go for military buildings.
  25. Destroy military units first, however.
  26. If he has towers higher than watch, try to find a back way in, or get out of their range by rushing in