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These tips are designed to get you up and running fast and furiously in Age of Empires. You'll need to play hard at this game - the computer and the even tougher human players will show you absolutely no mercy, no matter how neatly your houses are arranged.

		In this section you'll find tips on: Creating a master plan When to attack Building structures Advancing through the ages Research and development Getting around the 50-unit cap Effective ways to attack and defend

One thing to remember about Age of Empires, though, is that it is two distinct games. One game is the campaigns and individual scenarios played against the computer. These present a different kind of challenge than does the other game - skirmish mode against the computer or other players. These tips overlap both games, but really are geared toward skirmish and multiplayer games. For tips on beating the campaigns, see the campaign walk-through section.

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