Cuman 2 TC into Kipchaks
Cumans can build a second Town Center in the Feudal Age, which no other civilisation can do. Done properly it buys you an early mini boom that is very hard to answer, provided the opponent cannot get at your economy before it pays off. Capoch streams on Twitch and Kick (kick.com/capoch).
Added 15 Sep 2026
- **6 villagers** on sheep
- **3** on wood
- **1** lures the first **boar**
- **1** builds the third **house**, then a **mill** on the berries
- **1** to the boar under the Town Center
- **1** lures the **second boar**
- **3** to the boar under the Town Center
- **3** to the berries
- 7:05 Research **Loom** and **advance to Feudal Age** with 20 pop, 19 villagers plus the scout. Arrival around 09:15
- While going up, send **2 villagers** from the boar to the first **lumber camp**. Do not build a second camp
- As the boar runs out, move those villagers to sheep, then to **straggler trees** once the sheep are gone
- Use **6-7 villagers** from straggler trees and sheep to build a **second TC**, on another woodline near gold or stone
- Research **Double-Bit Axe** and **Horse Collar**
- Aim to be **fully walled** by now. New villagers from the first TC make **farms**, those from the second go to wood
- When the berries expire, put those villagers on farms. Target around **16 farmers**
- Then mine gold from both TCs, stopping at **8 on gold**. New villagers after that go to stone, 4-5 maximum
- Build **barracks**, **stable** and **blacksmith** with 2-3 villagers. Click up with one TC and research **Wheelbarrow** with the other
- Tip: If he commits to heavy Feudal aggression, go to stone early and defend with **towers** instead of trying to out-boom it
- On the way up add 2 more villagers to stone, and take **Fletching**, **Bloodlines** and padded archer armour if you can
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