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Synopsis

Age of Empires requires the player to develop a civilization from a handful of hunter-gatherers to a vast Iron Age empire. To ensure victory, the player must gather resources in order to pay for new units, buildings and more advanced technologies. Resources must also be conserved, as no new resources become available as the game progresses, meaning that if you cut down a tree, the tree will not grow back. Twelve civilizations are available, each with individual attribute sets, including a varying number of available technologies and units. Each civilization has technologies unique to it, so no civilization has every possible technology in the game. A major element of the game is advancement through four ages. These are the Stone Age (Mesolithic/Paleolithic), the Tool Age (Neolithic/Chalcolithic), the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Advancement between ages is studied in the city center and each advancement brings the player new technologies, weapons and units.

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