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|Game = {{AoE2Icon|DE}} ''[[Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition|Definitive Edition]]''
 
|Game = {{AoE2Icon|DE}} ''[[Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition|Definitive Edition]]''
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|Campaign = {{AoE2Icon|The Art of War}} [[The Art of War]]
 
|Color = '''{{color|blue|Blue}}'''
 
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|Civilization = [[Goths]]
 
|No = 2A
 
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|Previous = [[Early Economy]]
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|Previous = [[Fast Castle Age]]
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{{Quote|An army is only as powerful as the economy that supports it. Challenge yourself to expand your booming economy as quickly as possible.|Description}}
 
{{Quote|An army is only as powerful as the economy that supports it. Challenge yourself to expand your booming economy as quickly as possible.|Description}}
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== Intro ==
 
== 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.''
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''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.'<nowiki/>''
 
''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.'<nowiki/>''
   
 
''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.''
 
''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.''
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=== Video instruction ===
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''[[Strategy:Boom|Booming]] is a common strategy in team games, especially on closed maps such as [[Black Forest]] or [[Arena]]. It means building a strong economy before a powerful military. Booming makes you vulnerable until you reach the [[Imperial Age (Age of Empires II)|Imperial Age]], but if executed properly, this strategy will allow you to overwhelm your enemy with large armies!''
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''The key to booming is ensuring constant production of [[Villager (Age of Empires II)|Villagers]]. Ideally, about half your total population room should be villagers. To achieve this, you must build multiple [[Town Center (Age of Empires II)|town centers]] and ensure that they are always training new villagers. This requires a large amount of resources, especially [[food]] and [[wood]], so finding the right balance will be important. You can also improve the resource gathering rate of your Villagers by researching economic technologies at the Town Center, [[Lumber Camp (Age of Empires II)|Lumber Camp]], [[Mill (Age of Empires II)|Mill]], and [[Mining Camp (Age of Empires II)|Mining Camp]]. These technologies are important, so do not ignore them.''
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''Apply these lessons and your empire will bloom.''
   
 
== Scenario instructions ==
 
== Scenario instructions ==
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== Medals ==
 
== Medals ==
: '''<span style="color: gold;">Gold</span>''': Complete the scenario in 10 minutes
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: '''{{color|gold|Gold}}''': Complete the scenario in 10 minutes
: '''<span style="color: silver;">Silver</span>''': Complete the scenario in 13 minutes
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: '''{{color|silver|Silver}}''': Complete the scenario in 13 minutes
: '''<span style="color: #CD7F32;">Bronze</span>''': Complete the scenario in 18 minutes
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: '''{{color|#CD7F32|Bronze}}''': Complete the scenario in 18 minutes
   
 
== Strategy ==
 
== Strategy ==
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Follow the voice-over's instructions, making sure to build at least 3 Town Centers to minimize the time used to train Villagers. Food should be the player's top priority due to the 100-villager requirement, but gold will also be needed to transition to the Imperial Age.
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It might be better to build a Monastery and either a Siege Workshop or University rather than a Castle, as wood will be in greater supply and the buildings themselves will be faster to build. That being said, the 20 extra population from the Castle will reduce the risk of hitting the population cap. 
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[[Category:The Art of War]]
 
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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.

Video instruction

Booming is a common strategy in team games, especially on closed maps such as Black Forest or Arena. It means building a strong economy before a powerful military. Booming makes you vulnerable until you reach the Imperial Age, but if executed properly, this strategy will allow you to overwhelm your enemy with large armies!

The key to booming is ensuring constant production of Villagers. Ideally, about half your total population room should be villagers. To achieve this, you must build multiple town centers and ensure that they are always training new villagers. This requires a large amount of resources, especially food and wood, so finding the right balance will be important. You can also improve the resource gathering rate of your Villagers by researching economic technologies at the Town Center, Lumber Camp, Mill, and Mining Camp. These technologies are important, so do not ignore them.

Apply these lessons and your empire will bloom.

Scenario instructions

Main objectives

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

Strategy

Follow the voice-over's instructions, making sure to build at least 3 Town Centers to minimize the time used to train Villagers. Food should be the player's top priority due to the 100-villager requirement, but gold will also be needed to transition to the Imperial Age.

It might be better to build a Monastery and either a Siege Workshop or University rather than a Castle, as wood will be in greater supply and the buildings themselves will be faster to build. That being said, the 20 extra population from the Castle will reduce the risk of hitting the population cap. 

Campaigns in Age of Empires II
AoE2-DLCicon-0 The Age of Kings
CampaignIcon-WilliamDE William Wallace Difficulty easy PC: Marching and Fighting · Feeding the Army · Training the Troops · Research and Technology · The Battle of Stirling · Forge an Alliance · The Battle of Falkirk
Xbox: Preparing for Battle · The Battle of Stirling · Forge an Alliance · The Battle of Falkirk
CampaignIcon-JoanDE Joan of Arc Difficulty easy An Unlikely Messiah · The Maid of Orleans · The Cleansing of the Loire · The Rising · The Siege of Paris · A Perfect Martyr
CampaignIcon-SaladinDE Saladin Difficulty medium An Arabian Knight · Lord of Arabia · The Horns of Hattin · The Siege of Jerusalem · Jihad! · The Lion and the Demon
CampaignIcon-KhanDE Genghis Khan Difficulty easy Crucible · A Life of Revenge · Into China · The Horde Rides West · The Promise · Pax Mongolica
CampaignIcon-BarbarossaDE Barbarossa Difficulty easy Holy Roman Emperor · Henry the Lion · Pope and Antipope · The Lombard League · Barbarossa's March · The Emperor Sleeping
AoE2-DLCicon-1 The Conquerors
CampaignIcon-AttilaDE Attila the Hun Difficulty easy The Scourge of God · The Great Ride · The Walls of Constantinople · A Barbarian Betrothal · The Catalaunian Fields · The Fall of Rome
CampaignIcon-ElCidDE El Cid Difficulty easy Brother against Brother · The Enemy of my Enemy · The Exile of the Cid · Black Guards · King of Valencia · Reconquista
CampaignIcon-MontezumaDE Montezuma Difficulty easy Reign of Blood · The Triple Alliance · Quetzalcoatl · La Noche Triste · The Boiling Lake · Broken Spears
Battles of the Conquerors Icon Battles of the Conquerors Tours · Vinlandsaga · Hastings · Manzikert · Agincourt · Lepanto · Kyoto · Noryang Point
Hidden scenario The Saxon Revolt
AoE2-DLCicon-2 The Forgotten
CampaignIcon-AlaricDE Alaric Difficulty hard HD: All Roads Lead to a Besieged City · Legionaries on the Horizon! · Emperor of the West · The Sack of Rome
DE: The Battle of the Frigidus · Razing Hellas · The Belly of the Beast · The Giant Falls · A Kingdom of Our Own
CampaignIcon-DraculaDE Vlad Dracula Difficulty medium The Dragon Spreads His Wings · The Return of the Dragon · The Breath of the Dragon · The Moon Rises · The Night Falls
CampaignIcon-BariDE Bari Difficulty medium HD: Arrival at Bari · The Rebellion of Melus · The Great Siege
DE: Arrival at Bari · The Rebellion of Melus · Loose Ends · The Best Laid Plans · The Onrushing Tide
CampaignIcon-SforzaDE Sforza Difficulty medium HD: An End and a Beginning · O Fortuna · The Hand of a Daughter · The Ambrosian Republic · A New Duke of Milan
DE: Mercenaries and Masters · His Own Man · Prodigal Son · Blood and Betrayal · Viva Sforza!
El Dorado Icon El Dorado (removed) Tales of La Canela · The Split · The Amazones · The Cannibals
CampaignIcon-PrithvirajDE Prithviraj Difficulty medium HD: A Promising Warrior · The Digvijaya · The Elopement · Battles of Tarain
DE: Born of Fire · The Digvijaya · Hand of a Princess · The Fate of India · The Legend of Prithviraj
Battles of the Forgotten Icon Battles of the Forgotten Bukhara · Dos Pilas · York · Honfoglalás · Langshan Jiang · Kurikara · Cyprus · Bapheus · Kaesong (cut)
AoE2-DLCicon-3 The African Kingdoms
CampaignIcon-TariqIbnZiyadDE Tariq ibn Ziyad Difficulty medium The Battle of Guadalete · Consolidation and Subjugation · Divide and Conquer · Crossing the Pyrenees · Razzia
CampaignIcon-SundjataDE Sundjata Difficulty medium Hunted · The Sting of the Scorpion · Djeriba Gold · Blood on the River Bank · The Lion's Den
CampaignIcon-FranciscoDE Francisco de Almeida Difficulty hard The Old World · Lion of Africa · Ruins of Empires · Estado da India · A Son's Blood
CampaignIcon-YoditDE Yodit Difficulty hard Path of Exile · The Right Partner · A Fallen Crown · Broken Stelae · Welcome Home
AoE2-DLCicon-4 Rise of the Rajas
CampaignIcon-GajahMadaDE Gajah Mada Difficulty medium The Story of Our Founders · Unconditional Loyalty · The Oath to Unify Nusantara · Serving the New King · The Pasunda Bubat Tragedy
CampaignIcon-SuryavarmanIDE Suryavarman I Difficulty easy Usurpation · Quelling the Rebellion · A Dangerous Mission · Challenging a Thalassocracy · Nirvanapada
CampaignIcon-BayinnaungDE Bayinnaung Difficulty hard The Burmese Tigers · The Mandalay Cobra · The Royal Peacock · The White Elephant · The Old Tiger
CampaignIcon-LeLoiDE Le Loi Difficulty hard The Dai Viet Uprising · The Mountain Siege · The Battle at Hanoi · Reaching South · A Three-Pronged Attack · The Final Fortress
AoEIIDE icon Definitive Edition
CampaignIcon-TheArtOfWar The Art of War Difficulty easy Early Economy · Booming · Rushing the Enemy · Fast Castle Age · Defending Against A Rush · Land Battle · Destroying a Castle · Naval Battle · Battle Formations
CampaignIcon-Pachacuti Pachacuti Difficulty medium A New Power Arises · The Field of Blood · War of Brothers · The Falcon's Tent · Like Father, Like Son
00 historical battles normal Historical Battles Difficulty easy Scn 09 bukhara normal Bukhara · Scn 10 dos pilas normal Dos Pilas · Scn 01 tours normal Tours · Scn 11 york normal York · Scn 12 honfoglalas normal Honfoglalás · Scn 02 vinlandsaga normal Vinlandsaga · Scn 03 hastings normal Hastings · Scn 04 manzikert normal Manzikert · Scn 13 kurikara normal Kurikara · Scn 14 cyprus normal Cyprus · Scn 15 bapheus normal Bapheus · Scn 16 lake poyang normal Lake Poyang · Scn 05 agincourt normal Agincourt · Scn 06 lepanto normal Lepanto · Scn 07 kyoto normal Kyoto · Scn 08 noryang point normal Noryang Point
Event scenarios Mongol Raiders · Barbarossa Brawl · Mangudai Madness · The Siege (co-op)
AoE2-DLCicon-5 The Last Khans
CampaignIcon-Tamerlane Tamerlane Difficulty easy Amir of Transoxiana · Gurkhan of Persia · Harbinger of Destruction · Sultan of Hindustan · Scourge of the Levant · A Titan Amongst Mortals
CampaignIcon-Ivaylo Ivaylo Difficulty hard A Most Unlikely Man · An Unlikely Alliance · Tsar of the Bulgars · Echoes of Heroes · Where the One-Eyed Man is King
CampaignIcon-Kotyan Kotyan Khan Difficulty hard Raising the Banners · The Battle at the Kalka River · Saving the Huts · Blood for Blood · A New Home
AoE2Icon-LordsWest Lords of the West
CampaignIcon-EdwardDE Edward Longshanks Difficulty easy Vain Ambition · A Man of God · Of Castles and Kings · Toom Tabard · Hammer of the Scots
CampaignIcon-DukesDE Grand Dukes Difficulty medium A Kingdom Divided · The Wolf and the Lion · The Cleansing of Paris · Unholy Marriage · The Hook and Cod Wars · The Maid Falls
CampaignIcon-HautevillesDE The Hautevilles Difficulty hard Guiscard Arrives · Roger in Sicily · Bohemond and the Emperor · Bohemond in the East · Wonder of the World
Dawn of the Dukes icon Dawn of the Dukes
Algirdas icon Algirdas and Kestutis Difficulty easy Family Affairs · No Man's Land · The Tatar Yoke · A Worthy Opponent · In the Shadow of the Throne
32 jadwiga normal Jadwiga Difficulty hard The Matter of the Crown · Star of the Poles · Duel of the Dukes · The Siege of Vilnius · Vytautas' Crusade · The Fruits of Her Labor
Jan Zizka icon Jan Zizka Difficulty medium The One-Eyed Wanderer · Courage and Coin · The Iron Lords · The Golden City · The Emperor's Fury · Warrior of God
AoE2Icon-DynastiesIndia Dynasties of India
Babur Icon Babur Difficulty easy Pearl of the East · The Last Timurids · Into India · The Battle of Panipat · The Rajputs
Rajendra Icon Rajendra Difficulty hard The Successor · Deeds of the Father · Rising Star · Sacred Waters · Slaying the Vritra
Devapala Icon Devapala Difficulty easy Dissatisfaction · Desire · Renunciation · Liberation? · Enlightenment
AoE2Icon-MountainRoyals The Mountain Royals
Tamar Icon Tamar Difficulty hard Takeover · Yury's Revenge · The Protectorate · Tamar the Builder · The Queen in the Panther's Skin
Thoros Icon Thoros II Difficulty easy Outlawed · The Emperor's Revenge · Caught in the Crossfire · Bloody Crestwaves · Of Turncoats and Traitors
Ismail Icon Ismail Difficulty medium The Red Hats · Road to Royalty · Alexander Safavi · The Fallen Amir · Khata'i
Aoe2 hb Victors and Vanquished
VictorsAndVanquished Campaign Icon
Victors and Vanquished
Difficulty easy Scn 23 charlemagne Charlemagne · Scn 39 drake Drake · Scn 26 finehair Finehair · Scn 25 ironside Ironside · Scn 38 nobunaga Nobunaga
Difficulty medium Scn 36 fetih Fetih · Scn 21 gaiseric Gaiseric · Scn 24 ragnar Ragnar · Scn 27 robert Robert · Scn 37 shimazu Shimazu · Scn 32 stephen Stephen · Scn 33 temujin Temujin · Scn 22 vortigern Vortigern
Difficulty hard Scn 35 constantine Constantine XI · Scn 30 karlsefni Karlsefni · Scn 31 komnenos Komnenos · Scn 34 mstislav Mstislav · Scn 28 otto Otto · Scn 29 seljuk Seljuk