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Towers

Watch Tower
Watch
Tower		 Available in: Tool Age
Prerequisites: Build Granary
Cost: 150 stone
Hit points: 100
Attack: 3
Armor: N/A
Range: 5
Speed: Fast
Upgrades to: Sentry Tower
Special: They fire once every one and a half seconds

Civilizations with bonuses for Watch Towers: Babylonian (double hit points) and Choson (+2 attack range)

Watch Tower Tips: Towers are great for natural choke points. Build a wall in front of your towers to protect them. Don't forget that you can use villagers to repair a tower while it is being attacked - this may make the difference in a battle. Towers are especially useful when they are built on hills, since they get an elevation bonus for their attack and have a 25 percent chance to do triple damage.

Sentry Tower
Sentry
Tower		 Available in: Bronze Age
Prerequisites: Build Granary
Cost: 150 stone
Hit points: 150
Attack: 4
Armor: N/A
Range: 6
Speed: Fast
Upgrades to: Guard Tower
Special: They fire once every one and a half seconds

Civilizations with bonuses for Sentry Towers: Babylonian (double hit points) and Choson (+2 attack range)

Sentry Tower Tips: A "must" upgrade. See watch tower tips for more.

Guard Tower
Guard
Tower		 Available in: Iron Age
Prerequisites: Build Granary
Cost: 150 stone
Hit points: 200
Attack: 6
Armor: N/A
Range: 7
Speed: Fast
Upgrades to: Ballista Tower
Special: They fire once every one and a half seconds

Civilizations with bonuses for Guard Towers: Babylonian (double hit points) and Choson (+2 attack range)

Guard Tower Tips: Another "must" upgrade. See watch tower tips for more.

Ballista Tower
Ballista
Tower		 Available in: Iron Age
Prerequisites: Build Granary (also research ballistics)
Cost: 150 stone
Hit points: 200
Attack: 20
Armor: N/A
Range: 7
Speed: Fast
Upgrades to: N/A
Special: They fire once every three seconds

Civilizations with bonuses for Ballista Towers: Babylonian (double hit points) and Choson (+2 attack range)

Ballista Tower Tips: Though powerful, you might still want to intersperse some guard towers in your defenses. Ballista towers are not very efficient at hitting moving targets. See watch tower tips for more.

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