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Empire Wars is an additional game mode to accompany Supremacy, Treaty and Deathmatch, available to play RIGHT NOW!

Popularised in the Redbull Wololo tournament series for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Empire Wars instantly transports you to the action with a pre-built town, additional resources and a bolstered economy.

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is much the same, only instead of a pre-built town, players can place buildings as they see fit.  Through a steady trickle of free Construction Wagons from the Homecity, wagons are transformed into buildings of your choosing – making what you build and when a strategically valuable decision!

Gameplay

Designed to get you straight into the action, Empire Wars begins in the Exploration Age with enough resources to advance with a Politician, Wonder, or Federal State, etc, right away!
All Cards and each Age-Up deliver Construction Wagons that can construct nearly all default buildings (excluding Houses*, Town Centers and Banks).
Shipments are earned more frequently, arrive faster and an additional shipment is awarded upon reaching the Commerce Age, ensuring every match begins on even footing.
Many buildings are available to be constructed an age sooner – including an additional Town Center.
Most civilizations begin with a free Outpost Wagon or Castle Rickshaw – other starting units/resources vary as per balance requirements, detailed below.

Starting Conditions

Civilization Food Wood Coin Expt/Influ Workers Livestock Wagons
BRITISH 1200 400 100 0 12 Settlers None Outpost
DUTCH 900 300 500 0 12 Settlers None Outpost
FRENCH 1120 300 100 0 9 Coureur None Outpost
GERMANS 1100 200 400 0 5 Settler Wagons None Outpost
OTTOMANS 900 500 100 0 9 Settlers None Outpost
PORTUGUESE 1000 300 100 0 13 Settlers None Outpost
RUSSIANS 1400 300 100 0 14 Settlers None None
SPANISH 1100 300 100 0 12 Settlers None Outpost
SWEDES 1100 400 100 0 11 Settlers None Outpost
UNITED STATES 1200 300 100 0 12 Settlers None Outpost
MEXICANS 1100 300 100 0 11 Settlers 1 Cow Outpost
CHINESE 1000 400 100 175 12 Villagers 1 Goat Castle
JAPANESE 1100 300 100 175 13 Villagers None Castle
INDIANS 900 500 100 175 12 Villagers None Castle
AZTECS 1200 400 100 0 12 Villagers None Castle
HAUDENOSAUNEE 1300 200 100 0 11 Villagers None None
INCA 1100 200 100 0 11 Villagers 1 Llama None
LAKOTA 1100 200 100 0 12 Villagers None None
ETHIOPIANS 900 100 100 200 10 Villagers 5 Livestock None
HAUSA 900 900 100 200 8 Villagers 4 Livestock None

With the introduction of Empire Wars to Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, we would love to hear your feedback on gameplay! Let us know your experience with this new game mode on the Official Age of Empires Forums.