FC 28+2 Double Castle Conquistadors

A Fast Castle build with 28+2 villagers that drops two Castles on arrival to mass Conquistadors — Spain's unique gunpowder cavalry unit. The double Castle gives you enough production to overwhelm unprepared opponents before they can wall or mass pikemen.

Added 13 Apr 2026

1. Build **2 houses**, then send to **sheep**. Two vills on one house, one vill on the other. Queue villagers non-stop.
2. **4–6:** Send new villagers to **sheep**
3. **7:** Build a **house**, then send to **straggler tree**
4. **8–11:** Send new villagers to **berries**
5. **12:** Lure the nearest **boar**
6. **13–14:** Send new villagers to **wood**
7. **15:** Build **2 houses**, then join **lumber camp**
8. **16–17:** Build a **lumber camp**, then mine wood
9. **18–19:** Lure your **2nd boar**
10. **20–25:** Build a **stone mining camp**, then mine **stone**. Also take 2 villagers from sheep/boar to stone.
11. As berries run out, send villagers to build **farms** next to the TC or Mill
12. **26–27:** Build a **gold mining camp**, then mine **gold**
13. **Click up to Feudal Age**
14. Move **2 villagers** from sheep to **stone**
15. **28–29:** Send new villagers to **stone**. Build a second mining camp for efficiency.
16. Take **1 vill from lumber** → build **Blacksmith**, send back when finished
17. Take **1 vill from lumber** → build **Market**, send back when finished
18. **Click up to Castle Age**. As food sources deplete: 4 vills → gold, 3 vills → straggler/farms
19. New villagers → **wood**. Pull vills from wood to build farms once you have enough wood.
20. Take **10 vills → build 2 Castles** (5 each). After: 1 to stone, 2 to gold, 7 to wood.
21. **Mass Conquistadors** from both Castles non-stop
22. Research **economy upgrades**: Double-Bit Axe, Horse Collar, Gold Mining, Padded Archer Armor
23. Build a **Stable** for Bloodlines + Husbandry. Adapt: push Conquistadors, boom with TCs, or transition to Imperial.