Saloon

Saloon
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Type	Building Military
Civilization	Federal Americans Mexico
Age	Commerce Age
Use	Trains outlaws and mercenaries Generates 0.6 coin per second
Construction
Wood	200
Max. builders	8
Build time	30 seconds
Build limit	1
Statistics
Hit points	2,500
Line of Sight	12
XP build bounty	20
XP bounty	40

“	Trains sinister outlaws and mercenaries.	”
—In-game description

The Saloon is a military building in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is available once the Commerce Age is reached. It trains various outlaw and mercenary units, and also generates 0.6 coin per second.

Before the Definitive Edition, the Saloon was only available to European civilizations. In the Definitive Edition, the Saloon becomes exclusive to the United States and Mexicans, with European civilizations having the Tavern instead.

In the Commerce Age, only outlaws are available for "hire". With every Age up until the Industrial Age, mercenaries become available. The former are preset while the latter are randomly generated in each map. Mercenaries available at the Saloon in a game are shared across all players.

Tactics

The "Advanced Saloon" Home City Card make Saloons support 20 population and allows them to be built in the Exploration Age, in addition to gaining +2 build limit.

The "Dance Hall" (United States)/"Cantinas" (Mexicans) card upgrades the Saloon to the Dance Hall/Cantina, which allows the player to hire Ronin and reduces the population used by outlaw units by 1.

United States

• The "French Canadians" Federal Card, given by choosing New Hampshire Federal State to advance into Fortress Age, grants access to Napoleon Guns in the Saloon.
• The "Poker" card grants access to 3 randomly selected mercenaries in the Saloon.

Units

Main article: Mercenary (Age of Empires III)

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.	Civ.
	Gunslinger	90 coin	4
	Desperado
	Cowboy	140 coin	5
	Cuatrero	130 coin
	Owlhoot	110 coin	4
	Bandido

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect
	Refreshing Beverages	600 coin	Outlaw and Hero charged ability cooldown -70%
	Wild West	250 food 250 wood	Outlaw get +20% hit points and attack, and -50% train time; Outlaw and treasure guardian get +30%/+50% hit points and attack in the Industrial Age/Imperial Age
	Peacemakers	400 wood 400 coin	Outlaw get +10% hit points and attack; requires Wild West

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	State Constitutions (+25%; United States only) Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Line of Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Build time	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Cost	Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood) Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Saloon

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
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points		10
TEAM Improved Buildings	Buildings get +25% hit points		10
Chipotle Tactics	Ships 500 food; receive food when an enemy or own building is destroyed equal to 20% ~ 40% of its total cost		N/A

• "Improved Buildings" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish.
• "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese (in the Industrial Age).
• "Chipotle Tactics" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish (upon revolting to Mexico).

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Cantinas	Upgrades the Saloon to the Cantina which can train Ronin; outlaws use -1 population
Colegio de San Nicolás	Ships 500 XP; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Talavera Architecture	Buildings get +30% hit points, build time -30%, and grant coin upon being built instead of XP	Imperial Age
Bad Boys	Gunslingers, Cowboys, and Owlhoots replace Desperados, Cuatreros, and Bandidos, respectively at the Saloon; outlaw train time -50%
Maya Architecture	All buildings except Forts get +30% hit points; buildings now give food as well as experience when built; grants Redoubts

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Talavera Architecture" is available upon selecting the Puebla Federal State.
• "Bad Boys" is available upon revolting to Baja California.
• "Maya Architecture" is available upon revolting to the Maya.

United States

Card	Description	Age
Arkansas Post	Ships 3 Trading Post Wagons; Trading Post Wagons can build Markets, Saloons and Meeting Houses
Advanced Saloon	Saloon build limit +2, support 20 population, and available from the Exploration Age; Military Wagons can build Saloons
Scottish Immigrants	[Immigrant] Ships 1 Highlander for each Saloon, Meeting House and Trading Post (up to 10); costs 400 coin
Poker	Ships 13 random mercenaries; up to three random mercenaries available at the Saloon; costs 3,500 coin
Dance Hall	Upgrades the Saloon to the Dance Hall which can train Ronin; outlaws use -2 population
French Canadians	Ships 2 Napoleon Guns and allows them to be hired from the Saloon
Connecticut Shipwrights	Artillery train time -25%, buildings' build time -35%, and warships' train time -50%	Imperial Age

• "French Canadians" is available upon selecting the New Hampshire Federal State.
• "Connecticut Shipwrights" is available upon selecting the Connecticut Federal State.

Random names

Click for a list of United States Saloon names

• Silver Dollar
• Bull's Head
• Wyatt Earp's Saloon
• The White Elephant
• The Bob Saloon
• The Old Onion
• Trevor's Taps
• The Daily Dance
• Colbert's Colts
• The Late Saloon
• The Summer Saloon
• Long Branch
• The Lone Tree
• The Buckhorn
• The Pozo Saloon
• The Alpine Inn

Click for a list of Mexican Saloon names

• Cantina El Nivel
• Cantina El Tío Pepe
• Cantina La Opera
• Cantina La Peninsular
• Cantina La Imperial
• Cantina Que Pasa
• Cantina El Gato de Monte

Changelog

The WarChiefs

• The Saloon is available to the European civilizations.

Definitive Edition

• With update 23511, the Saloon is available to the Federal American civilizations. The Tavern replaces the Saloon for the European civilizations.

The African Royals

• With update 50830, Saloons now provide a 0.6 coin/second trickle.

Trivia

• The two crossed revolvers in the original Saloon icon look like the Remington Model 1858 (which is apparently the same weapon used by Major Cooper). However, in the Saloon icon of the Definitive Edition, the revolvers look like the Colt Single Action Army 1873.
• In the Saloon icon and in-game model, is possible to see two glasses of beer on the wall. For unknown reasons, this was removed in the Definitive Edition.

History

“

Taverns, Inns, and Public Houses (a.k.a. Pubs) have a long and colorful history across Europe and North America. While the term Saloon commonly refers to establishments associated with the American Old West, businesses where local townsfolk gather to consume alcohol and discuss the issues of the day have existed for centuries. The common denominator, of course, is the ready availability of alcohol, noted for its ability to loosen the tongue and inflame passions. The future course of nations was most often argued and planned within such walls. From Paul Revere to Wild Bill Hickock, the day's movers and shakers typically gathered in a local watering hole.

”

Gallery

An in-game Saloon

A Saloon built near a Trade Route

A in-game Saloon in the Definitive Edition

An in-game Mexican Saloon in the Industrial/Imperial Age

Saloon image from the Compendium section

See also

• Monastery – Asian equivalent
• Tavern – European equivalent
• Palace – African equivalent