Booming

"An army is only as powerful as the economy that supports it. Challenge yourself to expand your booming economy as quickly as possible."

- Description

Booming is one of the two possible second scenarios of The Art of War in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. As the name suggests, it tests the player's skill in booming their economy.

Intro
''As your army grows, so do your responsibilities. Not only must you look after your soldiers, but also after their families. It is of great importance that your people are fed, that your population grows, and that your towns increase in size.''

Sun Tzu says: 'The command of a large force is the same principle as the command of a few men: it is merely a question of dividing up their numbers.' 

''An army is only as strong as the economy that supports it. A large army requires a large population and a surplus of food, gold, and other resources. Show me that you understand this important lesson.''

Objectives

 * Train 100 Villagers as fast as possible.
 * Advance to the Imperial Age.

Hints

 * 1) If you are having a trouble with this challenge, observe your ally – he has done this before.
 * 2) Building additional Town Centers increases your Villager production. Keep building them until you have three or four.
 * 3) Make sure that your Town Centers are always training new Villagers. Build Houses to keep pace with your Villager production.
 * 4) Use rally points to ensure that your newly-trained Villagers immediately began working.
 * 5) Build a lot of new Farms. You will need the food for Villagers and for the Imperial Age research. You can also automatically reseed your Farms by selecting a Mill and clicking on the button to the far right of the command tab (located in the lower left of the User Interface).
 * 6) To advance to the next age, you will need two Castle Age buildings such as a Monastery, University, or a Siege Workshop. A Castle alone also satisfies the requirement.
 * 7) Buy and sell resources at your Market to balance your economy when necessary.

Scouts
Your scouts report:
 * You have just reached the Castle Age in a peaceful location. You are free to concentrate with your economy.
 * On the other side of the map is an allied base (2, Yellow). They will also try to boom, so you can watch their strategy.

Medals

 *  Gold : Complete the scenario in 10 minutes
 *  Silver : Complete the scenario in 13 minutes
 *  Bronze : Complete the scenario in 18 minutes