byzantine monks are nice to counter conqs or knights from the spanish. i didnt mine much stone for castles but byzantine i could use siegeram and bombard canon to push.

wall up and defend while booming (I asked myself: how strong is the byzantine boom and would delaying the game to imp benefit me?)

forward with vils to build forward racks and ranges and towers (i went up 22pop which was to early i think, and the forward kind of failed because I wasnt able to produce enough archers and skirms to defend the small amount of vills I send forward) I had some general ideas of possibilities: My map was pretty and i was able to wall a large corner (Also, any feedback on improving the format of these discussions is very welcome)Īctually I played a game of 1v1 arabia yesterday and had no idea how to play byzantines. Given their lack of bloodlines, what should they do as a pocket? Cheap camels? Or Knights? Or a mix?įeel free to throw out anything else you feel may be relevant strategical info regarding the Byzantines. What do you think are some of the Byzantines' biggest weaknesses? What do you try to exploit when fighting against this civ? What are the Byzantines pretty bad at? What do you think are some of the Byzantines' biggest strengths? What strength do you really try to take advantage of when playing this civ? What are the Byzantines' really good at? What are the Byzantines best early, mid, and late game strategies? The questions below are there simply to get you thinking and the goal is to get at what the current meta is for each particular civ.

This week we'll be talking about the Byzantines.Ī friendly reminder: The goal is to have a deep insightful strategic/high level discussion. Happy Monday everyone, and welcome to week 5 of the Civ Stragies discussion.

Age of empires 2 build order byzantine