Circular Saw

Circular Saw
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Civilization	Europeans Federal Americans
Age	Fortress Age
Research
Researched at	Market
Prerequisite(s)	Log Flume
Food	240
Coin	480
Research time	30 seconds
Effect
Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +30%

“	Villagers gather Wood extremely fast.	”
—In-game description

Circular Saw is a technology in Age of Empires III that can be researched by European and Federal American civilizations at the Market once the Fortress Age is reached and Log Flume is researched. Once researched, it allows villagers to gather wood from trees and Mango Groves 30% faster.

Overview

Although Circular Saw is the most expensive technology at the Market, particularly with its cost of 480 coin, it benefits the overall economy of a civilization in the long run once researched. As the other two resources do not get a third upgrade, this allows the wood collection rate to go from the lowest rate to surpass that of mining. This can permit the long term collection of wood for Estates and late game unit upgrades (usually crates are used for quicker expenses such as additional Town Centers).

Further statistics

Technologies

• Comanche Trade Language: coin cost -10%.

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United States

Card	Description	Age
Hamiltonian Economics	Market technologies are free; refunds the costs of already researched ones; Market buy factor -5%
Indiana Mobilization	Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game, including this one; unit train time, technology research time, Age up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood

• "Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting the Indiana Federal State.

See also

• Forest Spirit Ceremony – Native American equivalent
• Timber Trade – identical Asian equivalent