Galley rushes and land-to-rush strategies may work as well. Early land rush standard strategies (infantry, cavalry or archer rushes) may work well, especially if the shape of the central sea makes it difficult for the opponent to wall and defend. Booming and turtle strategies are very effective on Mediterranean if the shape of the sea enables the player to enclose territory. Strategies that work on Baltic may also work on Mediterranean. Wild predators are absent and Relics are present in standard numbers.ĭepending on the starting position of the player, and the proximity of chokepoints and the sea, it might or might not be a sound idea to Turtle, but one should keep landing parties away.Įither way, it is once again imperative to control the central sea, as the fish can help to save wood from Farms, and the sea offers an excellent way to save time, by embarking armies with Transport Ships in order to detour the sea's circumference.Īs mentioned previously, scouting is key on this map, as there are additional herdable animals scattered in groups that may provide a good source of food. The start-up for each player is the standard one, with 8 small herdables near (or six Cows) a herd of Deer, 2 Boars and 6 Berry Bushes.

Bays or gulf are rarely generated on the map, unlike on Baltic. The asymmetry of the sea may means that sometimes one side of the land is much wider than the other one. What sets it apart from Baltic is the presence of additional herdable animals (usually found in groups of three) scattered around the ring of land, and that the size of the central sea is smaller than on Baltic and tend to be much more asymmetrical, meaning that scouting the land is even more important than on Baltic. The map features a central sea, encircled by land. Second, and most important, control of the sea allows players to easily raid enemy positions by using Transports, and thus avoiding traveling around the circumference of the sea.Īn AoEII Mediterranean map, note the highly asymmetrical layout.Īn inland sea surrounded by land sounds deceptively peaceful. Control of this encircled sea is imperative, for two reasons: first, the mainland tends to be more poor than in most other maps, featuring less huntables.

This map features a sea in its middle, that supports decent numbers of Fish (including Shore Fish) and Whales.

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