Fast Imperial with Turks on Arena
A 1-TC Turks Fast Imperial that lands around 19:40 and punishes Arena players who boom on 3 TCs with almost no army. Turks get Chemistry for free, so Hand Cannoneers and Bombard Cannons come out the moment you hit Imperial. Weak against Crossbows with Ballistics and fully upgraded Knights. Capoch streams on Twitch and Kick (kick.com/capoch).
Added 7 Sep 2026
- Send **6 villagers** to sheep
- **4** on wood
- **1** lures the boar
- **1** builds a **house**, then goes on berries
- After collecting 8 sheep and 2 boars, use your scout to lure the **4 deer** to the TC
- **2 more** on berries, **1** builds a **house** then berries (4 in total)
- **4** on wood (new **lumber camp**)
- **3 more** on sheep/boar/deer
- Start adding **farms** when the food under the TC runs out (use the low-HP villagers)
- Send the other villagers to **straggler trees** close to the TC
- **5** on gold (build a **mining camp**)
- 10:00 **Advance to Feudal Age** (no Loom)
- Build a **blacksmith** and **market** with 3 villagers from the straggler trees
- Make **2 villagers** and send both to gold
- 13:00 **Click up to Castle Age** and build more farms while going up
- Get **Gold Mining** and **Double-Bit Axe** (Horse Collar optional)
- **2 more** villagers to gold; **sell stone** since you will play 1 TC
- Take 3 from wood to build a **Monastery** and **Siege Workshop**, then back to wood
- When berries run out, send them to gold with a **new mining camp**
- 16:30 **Click up to Imperial Age**; while going up add a **Barracks** and **2 Archery Ranges** (buy wood if needed)
- Add **range armor** and make a **monk** to grab relics
- New villagers go to whichever resource is lowest
- Produce **Hand Cannoneers** and **2-3 Bombard Cannons** and push aggressively
- Stay on 1 TC — no economy until you have done a lot of damage
- Mine some **stone** for a forward **Castle**; optional 3rd range
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