Pope and Antipope

Pope and Antipope is the third scenario of the Barbarossa campaign in Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. This scenario is based on the Siege of Crema and the Siege of Milan, both being parts of the Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines. To win, Barbarossa must convert the Cathedral in the Italian city of Milan (blue). Destroying the cathedral will lose the game.

Allies

 * Carcano (Teutons) Carcanians start up with a small fort north-west of your forces. They field some Teutonic Knights and Scorpions. They will be attacked several times by River Guard (purple).

Enemies

 * Milan (Teutons) The Milanese have a big city in the south-west. They field Teutonic Knights, Hand Canonneers, scout Cavalry, Mangonels and Monks.


 * River Guard (Franks) The River Guards have two bases from which they send Throwing ax-men, skirmishers (later elite skirmishers), champions and bombard cannons. They send transport ships and land their forces north of the Carcanian base. They will also send war galleys (later Galleons) and cannon galleons against Carcano and your docks.


 * Crema (Britons) The Cremians have a small village south-east. They start out with a small army consisting of few Pikemen, scout cavalry and archers.

Tactics
Since you start with no villagers, you will need to convert some Cremian villagers to the east. Send your forces down there quickly to take out their soldiers and then use your monks to convert their villagers. Alternatively, you can change the diplomatic stance of your allies to convert Carcanian villagers instead. Use the villagers to build up a base. It is highly recommended to build a castle as early as possible since you will need many Teutonic Knights to defeat the River Guards and Milan in order to make your way to the Milanese Cathedral.

Later on, construct several docks so that you may build a navy and start attacking the River Guard (purple). Use Transport Ships to send units and attack their by land too. If you manage to attack them early, you might halt their attacks on Carcano (yellow). Once you have defeated the River Guard (purple), only the city of Milan (blue) remains. Use Siege weapons and Teutonic Knights to destroy their walls and enter the city. To easier defeat them, build up a small base on their side of the river from where you can send units faster (Among the buildings you should have a castle and a monastery) Once you have defeated the Milanese army, send in a monk to convert the Cathedral and you will win the scenario.