| “ | Prospects for gold to open a Gold Mine. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Gold Prospector Wagon is a wagon in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to European civilizations and can only be shipped from the Home City. It turns itself into a Gold Mine.
Further statistics[]
| Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
|---|---|
| Strong vs. | Nothing |
| Weak vs. | Everything |
| Improvements | |
| Hit points |  Oregon Trail (+25%; United States only) Tar Kilns (+5%)
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| Line of Sight |  Town Watch (+3)
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| Speed | Oregon Trail (+25%; United States only)
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| Other |  Akan Gold Economy (ships 1 Gold Prospector Wagon)
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Home City Cards[]
- Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Gold Prospector Wagon
| 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) |
Europeans[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Bonifacio
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Ships 1 random Prospector Wagon (Gold, Silver, Copper, Coal or Diamond); mines last 8% longer; costs 500 wood |  |
 Wanderlust
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Land units get +5% hit points; land villagers and wagons get +5% speed | |
- "Bonifacio" is available to the Dutch, Italians, and Portuguese upon revolting to Brazil.
- "Wanderlust" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa, and can be sent 3 times.
Federal Americans[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 California Gold Rush
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Ships 1 Gold Prospector Wagon; Town Centers spawn Settlers automatically every 38 seconds instead of training them |  |
- "California Gold Rush" is available to the United States upon selecting the California Federal State and Mexicans upon revolting to the California.
Indians[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
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All units get +5% hit points and attack |  |
Maltese[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Knights of the Round Table
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Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points |  |
Mexicans[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Mariachi
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For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed | |
 Colegio de San Nicolás
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Ships 500 XP; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds |  |
 1 Gold Prospector Wagon
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Ships 1 Gold Prospector Wagon | |
- "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
- "1 Gold Prospector Wagon" is available upon revolting to the Baja California and California.
Spanish[]
| Card | Description | Age |
|---|---|---|
 TEAM Spanish Inquisition
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Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight | |
