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Hard to believe that all these years playing the original Age of Empires, I just now discovered what I call "bombing runs."

Select 3-4 Juggernauts. If there's a cluster of bow, like horse or chariot all group, get out of range, do an attack ground in the middle of that group, then when the Jugs come up and just fire their shots, click them away so that there's no retaliation, or minimal.

Blam. Splat. Rinse. Repeat.

Wow, #AgeOfEmpiresII is 25 years old this year. That's insane to think about. I played it a bit, but RTS games were never really my thing. I was more a turn-based person, so it was Civilisation and SimCity for me. Still, who hasn't heard of #AgeOfEmpires? It was influential for lots of reasons, as this article points out: theguardian.com/games/2024/oct

The Guardian · Age of Empires II at 25: the strategy game that inspired a generation of historiansBy Holly Nielsen