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Fast Castle into Knights

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Inspired by Hera. Beginner-friendly 25+4 Knight Rush focused on a simple Dark/Feudal setup and fast Castle into double Stable Knights. After hitting Castle: keep Villagers and Knights queued, add eco upgrades, and expand with extra Town Centers.

Easy

Build Steps

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    Vils 3

    Assignment

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    • Click Town Center and queue as many Villagers as possible
    • Keep Villagers in queue at all times until you have enough
    • Make 2 Houses to start
    • Send all 3 to Sheep
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    Vils 4-6

    Sheep

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    Vils 7-9

    Wood

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    • Build Lumber Camp with first Wood Villager
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    Vils 10

    Boar

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    • Lure first Boar
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    Vils 11

    2 Houses + Mill + Berries

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    • Send 1 Villager to build 2 Houses
    • Build Mill
    • Send that Villager to Berries
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    Vils 12

    Boar/Food

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    • Send 1 Villager to food under TC
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    Vils 13

    Boar

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    • Lure second Boar
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    Vils 14-17

    Berries

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    Vils 18-22

    Wood

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    Vils 23-25

    Gold

    10
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    Loom

    11
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    • Research Loom now
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    Feudal Age

    12
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    • Click Feudal Age (landing target ~11:45)
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    Barracks + House

    13
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    • Build Barracks
    • Build House
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    Optional Wall

    14
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    • [Optional] Wall your base slightly for safety
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    Farm Transition

    15
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    • When under-TC food runs out, add a few Farms
    • Send extra Villagers to Wood
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    Market + Stable

    16
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    • Build Stable and Market with 2 Villagers
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    Vils 26-29

    Gold Expansion

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    • Send 4 additional Villagers to Gold (total 7)
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    Castle Age

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    • Click Castle Age (landing target ~16:05)
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    Second Stable

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    • Add second Stable
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    Double-Bit Axe

    20
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    • Research Double-Bit Axe
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    Horse Collar

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    • Research Horse Collar
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    Eco Fix

    22
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    • Fix any idle economy
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    Knight Production

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    • Make Knights from both Stables
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    Bow Saw

    24
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    • Research Bow Saw
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    Sustain Knights

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    • Keep Villagers queued and rebalance economy to sustain Knight production