Age Empires2 Strategy Guide

NES Se See! y RIE ACOR KINCS F m Sz Mark H. Walker Microsoft Press Microsoft Press Microsoft® AGE EMPIRES’ J] The Age ofKings” Mark H. Walker PUBLISHED BY Microsoft Press A Division of Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 Copyright © 1999 by Microsoft Corporation All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Walker, Mark (Mark H.) Microsoft Age of Empires II : The Age of Kings : Inside Moves / Mark H. Walker. pP em. Includes index. ISBN 0-7356-0513-0 1. Microsoft Age of empires. I. Title. II. Title: Microsoft Age of empires 2. III. Title: Microsoft Age of empires two. IV. Title: Age of kings. GV1469.25.M572W24 1999 793.93'25309--de21 99-42531 CIP Printed and bound in the United States of America. 23456789 MLML 432109 Distributed in Canada by Penguin Books Canada Limited. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Microsoft Press books are available through booksellers and distributors worldwide. For further informa- tion about international editions, contact your local Microsoft Corporation office or contact Microsoft Press International directly at fax (425) 936-7329. Visit our Web site at mspress.microsoft.com. Age of Empires, Microsoft, Microsoft Press, the Microsoft Press logo, MSN, and The Age of Kings are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respec- tive owners. The example companies, organizations, products, people, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred. Acquisitions Editors: Tamara D. Thorne, Christey Bahn Project Editor: Sandra Haynes Manuscript Editor: Kristen Weatherby Technical Editor: Marc Young Dedication This book is dedicated to TJ’s Grandfather, Grandmother, and the billions of people who wake up every day and smile, love, cherish, laugh, race cars, play baseball, dance, smile, strive, fail, try again, help someone, tell jokes, ride roller coasters (even when they are scared), visit friends (even when they are tired), and love their parents (even when it’s hard). People are good. If you don’t believe that, you need to wake up, smell the coffee, turn off the news (who needs it?), and go out and play. It’s OK. …