Talk:Dutch/@comment-69.114.237.19-20140402190907/@comment-84.25.41.1-20160124100257

The Dutch are one of the powerhouse-industry style european civilizations. They are extremely powerful and easy to use when played right, and are also perhaps the most difficult AI opponent to face in game. The key attribute that makes the Dutch so powerful as a military economy, is their ability to create vast amounts of coin for artillery. As a civilization, they have very few cons:

Notably, the dutch can only create 50 villagers using coin, unlike most other civilizations which can create 99 using food. This gives them an ability to advance quickly, since you arent using food on making villagers. On an average game I like to make about 75 villagers, 25 less then I can playing the dutch, but these (Very few) numbers are more than made up when you build banks. Banks are obviously very key to success, a safer, constant flow of income you don’t have to worry to much about seems like the most effective way to create resource.