Coureur des Bois

This article is about the French version. For the Cree version, see Cree Coureur des Bois.

Coureur des Bois
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Villager Land villager Economic
Civilization(s)	French South Africa
Age	Exploration Age
Training
Trained at	Town Center
Cost	120 Food 1 Population
Train time	28 seconds
Train limit	80
Statistics
Hit points	180
Resistance	40% Ranged
Speed	4.5
Line of Sight	18
Ability	Gathers resources Builds buildings Claims treasures
Train XP	12
Kill XP	12
Ranged attack
Damage	8 Ranged
Range	2-12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	2.0× vs. Hunted animals 2.0× vs. Pet 2.0× vs. Artillery 0.25× vs. Villager
Siege attack
Damage	6 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	3.0× vs. Resource enclosure
Hand attack
Damage	10 Hand
Range	2
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	5.0× vs. Llama

“	Expensive but powerful villager who gathers fast.	”
—In-game description

The Coureur des Bois (plural Coureurs des Bois) is an economic unit in Age of Empires III replacing the Settler that is unique to the French. It is stronger and gathers resources faster, but is more expensive and has a lower train limit.

In standard random map games, French players starts with five Coureurs des Bois.

Overview

Coureurs des Bois cost 20% more food (120 instead of 100), train 12% slower than Settlers (28 seconds instead of 25), and have 19 less train limit (80 instead of 99), but build 20% faster and gather resources faster; 80 Coureurs gather at the speed of 100 Settlers, leaving more population for military units.

Although they possess higher hit points and a greater damage than ordinary villagers, Coureurs des Bois do not make effective fighters. Their fighting skills can be improved by Home City Cards that can make them effective in exploring the map and fighting off treasure guardians. They have ranged resistance (instead of hand resistance), which make early ranged infantry rushes less effective (unless using Carib Garifuna Drums), but increases the danger of hand attacks from Hussars and Rodeleros. However, due to the negative modifiers versus Villagers on early attack buildings (e.g. Outposts) and their high ranged resistance, they can continue gathering resources even if the enemy tries to lock down their resources with outposts (especially if the Great Coat improvement is purchased).

Like Settlers, Coureurs cannot use ranged attacks if the enemy is too close to them. Because they lack any hand resistance and multipliers on their hand attacks this can make gathering treasures guarded by melee units very inefficient.

The French lack the Medicine card, which means they cannot lower the training time of the Coureurs by themselves. They require an ally with the TEAM Medicine card, or a map featuring a Jesuit Mission (with Christian Schools).

Each civilization can get the Coureur des Bois as a treasure reward on America maps such as Andes, Araucania, Arctic Territories, Bayou, California, Carolina, Colorado, Dakota, Great Lakes, Great Plains, New England, Northwest Territory, Pampas, Patagonia, Rockies, Saguenay, Sonora, and Yukon.

Gathering rates

Coureurs des Bois gather resources from different sources at a different speed. The table below shows all gathering rates in descending order.

Resource	Source	Gathering rate
		per second	per minute
All resources	Crate	10	600
Food	Crate of Surströmming
	Herded animal	2.5	150
	Hunted animal	1.04	62.4
	Mill	0.84	50.4
	Berry Bush	0.83	49.8
	Cherry Orchard
	Farm	0.63	37.8
	Rice Paddy
	Hacienda
	Field
Wood	Hacienda	0.94	56.4
	Tree	0.62	37.2
	Mango Grove
	Field	0.37	22.2
Coin	Mine	0.74	44.4
	Tribal Marketplace
	Mountain Monastery
	Estate	0.63	37.8
	Rice Paddy	0.43	25.8
	Hacienda
	Field	0.42 (base 0.47)	25.2

Civilization differences

Revolution

• In the Definitive Edition, revolting to Canada as French increases the ranged attack damage of Coureurs des Bois by 17 and aesthetically turns them into Métis Voyageurs.
• Revolting to South Africa (from British and Dutch) also allows the player to train up to 30 Coureurs des Bois by sending the "Huguenots" card.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Pets, villagers, weak infantry and cavalry (when massed), treasure guardians (with the "Northwest Passage" Home City Card)
Weak vs.	Everything else, especially Oprichniks and artillery
Improvements
Gathering rate (general)	Code Napoleon (+10%) Klamath Work Ethos (+5%) Fasting (+10%) Punjabi New Year (+10% from Mills/Farms/Estates/Rice Paddies/Fields)
Food gathering rate	Hunting Dogs (+10% from huntable animals) Steel Traps (+20% from huntable animals) Seed Drill (+15% from Mills/Farms/Rice Paddies/Fields) Artificial Fertilizer (+30% from Mills/Farms/Rice Paddies/Fields) Large Scale Agriculture (+50% from Mills/Farms/Rice Paddies/Fields) Aztec Chinampa (+20% from Mills; Age of Empires III only) Maya Calendar (+10%) Zapotec Food of the Gods (+10%) Vegetarianism (+40% from Berry Bushes) Akan Cocoa Beans (+30% from Berry Bushes, 10% from Mills/Farms/Rice Paddies/Fields)
Wood gathering rate	Gang Saw (+10%) Log Flume (+20%) Circular Saw (+30%) Deforestation (+50%) Wood Clearing (+20%) Yoruba Herbalism (+10%)
Coin gathering rate	Placer Mines (+10% from mines) Amalgamation (+20% from mines) Bookkeeping (+10% from Estates and Rice Paddies) Homesteading (+20% from Estates and Rice Paddies) Refineries (+30% from Estates and Rice Paddies) Excessive Taxation (+50%) Quechuan Metalworking (+20% from mines) Navajo Craftsmanship (+20%) Somali Coinage (+10%)
Hit points	Nootka Bark Clothing (+50%) Berber Kings of the Desert (+35%) Eastern Medicine (+35%; Asians only) Frontiersmen (+35%; United States and Mexicans only) Great Coat (+35%; Europeans only) Spirit Medicine (+35%; Native Americans only) Apache Cactus Use (+15%)
Attack	Blunderbuss (+3; Europeans only) Spirit Medicine (+3; Native Americans only) Eastern Medicine (+3; Asians only) Chouannerie (+0.66 multiplier against infantry)
Speed	Apache Cactus Use (+15%)
Line of Sight	Frontiersmen (+6; United States and Mexicans only) Blunderbuss (+4; Europeans only) Spirit Medicine (+4; Native Americans only) Eastern Medicine (+4; Asians only) Town Watch (+3)
Range	Frontiersmen (+6; United States and Mexicans only) Blunderbuss (+4; Europeans only) Spirit Medicine (+4; Native Americans only) Eastern Medicine (+4; Asians only)
Train time	Christian Schools (-15%) Immigrants (-10%)
Other	Sharia (+8 train limit; does not stack with "Huguenots" South Africa Home City Card) Yoruba Herbalism (regenerate hit points when close to a tree or Berry Bush)
Penalties	Encomienda Manor (-5% gather rate from anything but Mills; Portuguese only) Fasting (-40% hit points) Blunderbuss (-0.5 multiplier against hunted animals)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Coureur des Bois

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Red	Shipment that can be sent twice
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Shared

Card	Description	Age
Alpaca Wool	Villager hit points +50%, resistance +30%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +15%, resistance +10%, +1 Chasqui
Pioneers	Villager hit points +65%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +20%
Warrior Culture	Villager all ranged and melee attack damage +20, and now attack enemies automatically; unit affected by villager upgrades all ranged and melee attack damage +3
Russian-American Company	Delivers 2 Blockhouse Wagons; villager gather work rate for hunted animals +20%
Sawmills	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +15%; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +15%
Exotic Hardwoods	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +20%
Woodcrafting	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +20%
Establish Ironmonger	Villager gather work rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%
Silversmith	Villager gather work rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%; land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%
Food Silos	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +15%
TEAM Food Silos	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +10%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +10%
Royal Mint	Villager gather work rate for mines, Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), Mountain Monasteries, and Hacienda (coin) +25%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +25%
Sustainable Agriculture	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +15%
Refrigeration	Villager gather work rate for food resources +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +20%
Furrier	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +15%, for Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +20%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals +7.5%, for Berry Bush +10%
TEAM Furrier	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +10%, for Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +15%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals and Cherry Orchard +5%, for Berry Bush +7.5%
Spice Trade	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals, Berry Bush, and Cherry Orchard +20%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals and Berry Bush +10%
TEAM Spice Trade	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +10%, for Berry Bush and Cherry Orchard +15%; land villager changes gather yield for hunted animals and Cherry Orchard +5%, for Berry Bush +7.5%
Rum Distillery	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +20%
TEAM Rum Distillery	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +15%
Cigar Roller	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +20%
Textile Mill	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +25%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +25%
Fulling Mills	Villager gather work rate for herded animals +300%
TEAM Medicine	Land villager train time -15%
Stonemasons	Villager build work rate for buildings +65%
Zacatecas Silver	Delivers 3 Silver Prospector Wagons, villager gather work rate for mine +40% the first time sent; delivers 1 Silver Prospector Wagon thereafter

• "Alpaca Wool" is available to the Inca, and also Portuguese and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.
• "Pioneers" is not available to the Italians.
• "Warrior Culture" is available to Native Americans (except the Inca), and also Mexicans upon revolting to the Maya.
• "Russian-American Company" is available to the Russians and United States.
• "Woodcrafting" is available to the Indians and Lakota.
• "Establish Ironmonger" is not available to Native Americans, Chinese, French, Japanese, Ottomans, Russians, and Spanish.
• "Silversmith" is not available to the Lakota.
• "TEAM Food Silos" is available to the Germans and Haudenosaunee.
• "Royal Mint" is not available to Native Americans.
• "Sustainable Agriculture" is not available to the Lakota.
• "Refrigeration" is not available to Native Americans and Indians.
• "Furriers" is not available to the Japanese.
• "TEAM Furrier" is available to the Haudenosaunee and Russians.
• "Spice Trade" is not available to the Aztecs and Japanese.
• "TEAM Spice Trade" is available to the Dutch and Lakota.
• "Rum Distillery" is available to the Haudenosaunee, Indians, and Japanese.
• "TEAM Rum Distillery" is available to the British, Lakota, and Portuguese.
• "Cigar Roller" is not available to Africans, Native Americans, Indians, and Ottomans.
• "Textile Mill" is not available to Africans, Native Americans, and Indians.
• "Fulling Mills" is available to the British, Chinese, and Haudenosaunee.
• "TEAM Medicine" is available to the Aztecs, Haudenosaunee, Inca, and Indians.
• "Stonemasons" is available to Europeans and the Aztecs.
• "Zacatecas Silver" is available to the Mexicans upon selecting Zacatecas Federal State, and also Spanish upon revolting to Mexico.

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Exotic Hardwoods	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +15%
TEAM Silversmith	Villager gather work rate for mine, Tribal Marketplace, and Mountain Monastery +10%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +10%; Mountain Monastery auto gather work rate +10%; land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +10%
Aztec Mining	Villager gather work rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +40%; land villager changes yield gather rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%; changes Otontin Slinger and Coyote Runner wood cost to coin
Grain Market	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +20%
Chinampa	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda +10%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food and coin +10%
Great Chinampa	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda +20%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food and coin +20%

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Delivers 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villager, healing unit, Envoy, and Disciple speed +5%
Western Reforms	Unit hit points and damage +8%

• "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
Flemish Revolution	Transforms all villagers into Halberdiers; costs 750 food, 750 wood, 750 coin

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Shiftas	Villager hit points +35%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +10%; outlaw hit points +15%, population cost -1 (to a minimum of 1)
Ignatian Spirituality	Unit (except herded animals) hit points +5%, regeneration rate +1.0 (even in combat)
Roof of Africa	Villager and fishing boat gather work rate for food sources +25%
Iyasu Reforms	Villager gather work rate for all resources +15%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +15%; Mountain Monastery auto gather work rate +15%
Beekeepers	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals, Berry Bush, Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), Field (food), and Hacienda (food) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +15%

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Frugal Constructions	Adds 0.75 to wood trickle rate; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +15%
TEAM Ironmonger	Villager gather work rate for mine, Tribal Marketplace, and Mountain Monastery +10%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +10%; Mountain Monastery auto gather work rate +10%
Medicine	Land villager cost and train time -15%
Economic Theory	Villager and fishing boat gather work rate for all resources +10%
Amazonia	Adds 2 to wood trickle rate; villager gather work rate for tree +20%; land villager changes gather yield for tree +35%
Bonifacio	Delivers 1 random Prospector Wagon (Gold, Silver, Copper, Coal or Diamond); land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +8%; Abun changes gather yield for Mountain Monastery +8%; Mountain Monastery changes auto gather yield +8%; costs 500 wood
TEAM Great Buffalo Hunt	Delivers 10 Bison; villager gather work rate for hunted animals +10%
Hudson Bay Company	Delivers 16 Deer; villager auto gather 0.15 coin whilst gathering from hunted and herded animals, and 0.015 coin whilst gathering from other resources
Sevites	Maroon, native warrior, and villager hit points regeneratation rate 0.25%; Yoruba Eso Riders lose 0.35 hit points per second instead, Militiamen lose 1.9 hit points per second, and for both stops at 25% hit points
Huguenots	Enables Huguenots to be trained at Town Centers with a train limit of 30
Wanderlust	Land military and land villager hit points +5%; land villager and construction wagon speed +5% (can be sent 3 times)

• "TEAM Frugal Constructions" is available to the Dutch, Maltese, and Swedes.
• "TEAM Ironmonger" is available to the Ottomans and Spanish.
• "Medicine" is available to the British and Dutch.
• "Economic Theory" is not available to the British and Dutch.
• "Amazonia" and "Bonifacio" are available to the Dutch, Italians, and Portuguese upon revolting to Brazil.
• "TEAM Great Buffalo Hunt" and "Hudson Bay Company" are available to the British and French upon revolting to Canada.
• "Sevites" is available to the British and French upon revolting to Haiti.
• "Huguenots" and "Wanderlust" are available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa.

Federal Americans

Card	Description	Age
Bear Flag Revolt	Transforms all villagers into Californios; the General gets access to the Inspiring Bear Flag ability, which when used, spawns 6 Honcho the Pet Grizzly Bears; Honcho the Pet Grizzly Bear bonus damage against artillery 0.1x; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin

• "Bear Flag Revolt" is available to the United States upon selecting the California Federal State, and also Mexicans upon revolting to California.

French

Card	Description	Age
2 Coureurs	Delivers 2 Coureurs des Bois
4 Coureurs	Delivers 4 Coureurs des Bois
3 Coureurs	Delivers 3 Coureurs des Bois
10 Coureurs	Delivers 10 Coureurs des Bois
Northwest Passage	Coureur des Bois and Cree Coureur des Bois speed +20% (Sanscullotte speed +5% instead) and bonus damage against treasure guardian +3.0
Wilderness Warfare	Coureur des Bois, Cree Coureur des Bois, native warrior, Skirmisher, and Settler hit points +20%
TEAM Sawmills	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +10%; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +5%
10 Métis Voyageurs	Delivers 10 Métis Voyageurs

• "10 Métis Voyageur" is available upon revolting to Canada.

Germans

Card	Description	Age
March Revolution	Transforms all villagers and Pikemen into Revolutionaries, and Settler Wagons into Hussars; grants Veteran and Guard Hussars; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin

Hausa

Card	Description	Age
Dambe Wrestling	Villager hit points +50%, hand attack Rate of Fire -33%, but ranged attack minimum range +8; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +15%, hand attack Rate of Fire -33%
Suya Skewers	Villager gather work rate for hunted and herded animals +35%
Pulaaku Code	Villager gather work rate for all resources +5%, for natural resources +15% instead

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Delivers 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villager, healing unit, and Envoy speed +5%
Tupac Rebellion	Transforms all villagers into Revolutionaries, Plumed Spearmen into Guard Musketeer, Chimu Runners into Guard Hussars, Jungle Bowmen into Guard Skirmishers, Bolas Warriors into Veteran Dragoons, Huaracas into Guard Grenadiers, and Macemen into Guard Soldados; costs 1,500 food, 1,500 wood, 1,500 coin
Salt Ponds	Villager gather work rate for hunted and herded animals +20%; fishing boat gather work rate for fish and whale +20%

• "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians

Card	Description	Age
Dravidian Martial Arts	Unit all melee attack damage +15%; Rajput hand attack damage +20% instead, +1 Hindu Villager
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	Unit hit points and damage +5%
Sepoy Resistance	Transforms all villagers into Sepoys, +1 Hindu Villager; costs 2,000 wood

Italians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Marco Polo Voyages	Explores the entire map and grants +25% future treasure rewards; villager speed +15%, Coureur des Bois and Sansculotte speed +5% instead

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Jujutsu	Villager hit points +35%; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points +10%; Surgeon, Priest, Architect, Native Scout, and Envoy damage +20%; Disciple and Shaolin Master damage +10%
Sawmills	Villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +15%; land villager changes gather yield for tree and Mango Grove +7.5%
Silversmith	Villager gather work rate for mine and Mountain Monastery +20%; land villager changes gather yield for mine and Mountain Monastery +10%
Reclaimed Land	Delivers 1 Rice Paddy Rickshaw; villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda +5%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food and coin +5%
Flooded Parcel	Delivers 1 Rice Paddy Rickshaw; villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda +8%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food and coin +8%
Terraced Hillsides	Delivers 1 Rice Paddy Rickshaw; villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, Field, and Hacienda +10%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food and coin +10%
TEAM Chonindo	Villager and fishing boat gather work rate for all resources (except hunts) +8%; Abun gather work rate for Mountain Monastery +8%; Hacienda auto gather work rate +8%
Forty Seven Ronin	Transforms all villagers and Shrines into Masterless Samurai, Castles into Wokou Ronin, Wonders and Town Centers into Ronin; Masterless Samurai speed -1.0; costs 1,000 food, 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin (arrives in 47 seconds)

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Great Hunter	Villager gather work rate for hunted animals +20%; adds 10% of all food collected from hunted animals so far to the player's stockpile (up to 1,500 food)

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%
Wignacourt Constructions	Villager gather work rate for natural resources +10%, and an additional +20% when nearby Town Centers, Command Posts, Outposts, and Commanderies
Sicilian Supply	Adds 2.75 to food trickle rate; villager gather work rate for Mill +25%

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Mexican Mint	Delivers 1 Huge Chests of Coin (500 coin); villager gather work rate for mine, Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +15%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for coin +15%
Jalapeno Peppers	For the next 30 seconds, villager gather work rate for Hacienda +250% (food and coin); villager gather work rate for Hacienda +5% (food and coin); Haciendas auto gather work rate +5% (food and coin)
Habanero Peppers	For the next 60 seconds, villager gather work rate for Hacienda +100% (food and coin); villager gather work rate for Hacienda +10% (food and coin); Haciendas auto gather work rate +10% (food and coin)
TEAM Copper Canyon	Delivers 1 Prospector Wagon; villager gather work rate for tree and mine +10%
Colegio de San Nicolas	Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
Sonora Valleys	Villager gather work rate for natural resources and herded animals +25%
Tabasco Fruits	For the next 60 seconds, villager gather rate for Hacienda +250%
Sierra Madre Forests	Adds to 3 wood trickle rate; villager gather work rate for tree +30%; land villager changes gather yield for tree +30%
National Servant	Unit (except herded animals) hit points +10%; Padre heal work rate +200%	Imperial Age
Tonalá Ceramics	Villager gather work rate for Estate, Rice Paddy (coin), Field (coin), and Hacienda (coin) +15%	Imperial Age
Amparo	Villager hit points +65%; Settler train time -25%
Yucatecan	Inspiring Flags can be placed anywhere and also increases the gather rate of villagers by +15%
Solís Shredders	Haciendas can be toggled to allow villagers to gather wood from them
Russian-American Company	Delivers 2 Blockhouse Wagons and 1 Fort Wagon; villager gather work rate for hunted animals +20%

• "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Sonora Valleys" is available upon selecting the Sonora Federal State.
• "Tabasco Fruits" is available upon selecting the Tabasco Federal State.
• "Sierra Madre Forests" is available upon selecting the Chihuahua Federal State.
• "National Servant" is available upon selecting the Estado de México Federal State.
• "Tonalá Ceramics" is available upon selecting the Jalisco Federal State.
• "Amparo", "Yucatecan", and "Solís Shredders" are available upon revolting to Yucatán.
• "Russian-American Company" is available upon revolting to California.

Native Americans

Card	Description	Age
North America Trade	Villager auto gather 0.15 coin whilst gathering from hunted and herded animals, and 0.015 coin whilst gathering from other resources

• "North America Trade" is available to the Haudenosaunee and Lakota.

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
Marvelous Year	For the next 365 seconds, villager train time -25%, gather work rate for all resources +15%
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10

United States

Card	Description	Age
Washington Lumber Mills	Delivers 4 Cords of Wood (400 wood); villager gather work rate for tree and Mango Grove +10%
Minneapolis Mills	Delivers 2 Crates of 400 Food (800 food); villager gather work rate for Mill, Farm, Rice Paddy (food), and Hacienda (food) +10%; Hacienda auto gather work rate for food +10%
Dutch Immigrants	Delivers 1 Bank Wagon; villager gather work rate for mine +5%; land villager changes gather yield for mine +10%; enables Bank Wagon to be trained at the State Capitol; costs 300 coin
French Immigrants	Delivers 3 Coureurs des Bois; villager hit points +35%, ranged attack damage +100%, speed +0.5, changes hand resistance to ranged; unit affected by villager upgrades hit points and speed +10%; costs 225 wood
Slater Textile Mill	Grants 30 food for each land villager and 20 wood for each Fishing Boat; land villager food cost -30, Fishing Boat wood cost -20
Overmountain Settlers	Delivers 4 Settlers; villager ranged attack damage +12; land villager changes gather yield for natural resources +25%
Vermont Coppers	Estate technologies are free and research instantly; all coin incomes +5%
Deere Steel Plow	Villager gather work rate for Mill, Estate, Farm, Rice Paddy, and Hacienda +10%; Hacienda auto gather +10%	Imperial Age

• "Slater Textile Mill" is available upon selecting the Rhode Island Federal State.
• "Overmountain Settlers" is available upon selecting the Tennessee Federal State.
• "Vermont Coppers" is available upon selecting the Vermont Federal State.
• "Deere Steel Plow" is available upon selecting the Illinois Federal State.

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• Coureurs des Bois train in 29 seconds.

Definitive Edition

• Originally, the Canada revolution improves the ranged attack of Coureurs des Bois and Cree Coureurs des Bois by +13 damage. With update 5208, it improves them by +17 damage.

The African Royals

• With update 50830, Coureurs des Bois have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Mountain Monasteries and can now be healed by healers whilst they are gathering resources or constructing buildings.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 13.9057, Coureurs des Bois have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Depots and Athos Monasteries.
• With update 13.27885, Coureurs des Bois train in 28 seconds and have a ×3.0 siege multiplier against Shrines.

History

“

Coureur des Bois is French for "runner in the woods," the name given to a group of French fur traders. They came from all walks of French and colonial French life to hunt and trap animals for their pelts in North America. One of the first native-born Canadian explorers was Louis Joliet, who at a young age determined that he would become a Coureur des Bois. He and a handful of other Coureurs des Bois paddled down the Mississippi river in canoes, determining that it would empty into the Gulf of Mexico, but feared to travel as far as the mouth into the hands of the Spanish. They noted rivers to the west as they went, hoping that one would flow into the seas of China or Japan. He became well-established in the fur trade and had several land holdings that he traveled between. It was on a trip to one of these that he died in 1700.

”

Trivia

• Historically, the King of France had a monopoly on the fur trade until the Hudson Bay Company claimed land in Canada. The official fur traders were called Voyageurs, while Coureurs des Bois were not commissioned by the King of France, and therefore were illegal.
• Canadian Coureurs' name is a reference to the Métis people, descended from both the Native Americans and European settlers.
• South Africa being able to have Coureurs through the "Huguenots" Home City Card is a reference to the presence of Huguenots in South Africa.
• In the game, there are unused "Select", "Move" and "Attack" dialogue files, different from those of a French male Settler which the Coureur des Bois ended up using. Since update 23511, these unused files are used by the Zouave.

Gallery

A group of Coureurs des Bois in-game

In-game Coureur des Bois in the Definitive Edition

Coureur Des Bois image from the Compendium section in the Definitive Edition

In-game Métis Voyageur

In-game Huguenot