Saracens/Strategy

The Saracens are a well rounded civilization with particularly strong camel and naval units. Their unique technology grants Camels and Mamelukes extra hitpoints, allowing them to dominate almost any enemy cavalry unit they encounter. This makes them powerful against civilizations that rely heavily on cavalry. They also have a strong navy, with their galleons having a faster attack than normal and their transport ships have more hitpoints, making it more difficult for opponents to sink a naval invasion. They have access to all siege weapons except for the Heavy Scorpion giving them strong offensive capabilities. They have full archer tech and their archers also do bonus damage against buildings.

Their main weakness is that they cannot upgrade their Knights, though the Mameluke's versatility makes up for this. They also cannot research several economic technologies. Their defense is merely average, there's no advantage to help stop a determined attack.