Saloon

“Trains sinister outlaws and mercenaries.”

—In-game description

The Saloon is a military building in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is unique to European civilizations and are available once the Colonial Age is reached. It trains various outlaws and mercenaries.

In the Colonial Age, only outlaws are available for hire. With every Age up until the Industrial Age, more mercenaries will be available to hire. The former are randomly generated as the map is loaded, while the latter depends on the map type. Outlaws and mercenaries available at the Saloon in a game are shared across all players.

Tactics Edit

All European civilizations have the Dance Hall Home City Card which upgrades the Saloon to the Dance Hall which allows the player to hire Ronin and reduces the population used by outlaw units by 2.

The Spanish have the Spanish Gold card which allows Pirates to be hired from both the Saloon/Dance Hall (even if the Pirate is not available on the current map) and Galleons, as well as increasing the hit points of Pirates and Galleons by 50%, and the Saloon/Dance Hall by 100%.

Units Edit

Main article: Mercenaries (Age of Empires III)

Technologies Edit

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect
	Wild West	400 food, 500 wood	Outlaws get +35% hit points and attack

Further statistics Edit

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Penalties	Code Napoleon (+50% cost, French only) Customized Merc Weapons (+30% cost, John Black's Mercenaries only)

Home City Cards Edit

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

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Europeans Edit Card Description Age HC level Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points 10 Dance Hall Upgrades the Saloon to the Dance Hall which can train Ronin and outlaws use -2 population 1 Indians Edit Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10 Spanish Edit Card Description Age HC level Spanish Gold Galleons and the Saloon can train Pirates; Galleons and Pirates get +50% hit points; the Saloon gets +100% hit points 40

History Edit

“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 Edit

An in-game Saloon

A Saloon built near a Trade Route

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See also Edit

• Monastery – Asian equivalent

Buildings in Age of Empires III
Age of Empires III
Civilian	House
Economic	Town Center · Trading Post · Market · Mill · Livestock Pen · Church · Plantation · Factory · Capitol
Military	Outpost · Dock · Barracks · Stable · Artillery Foundry · Arsenal · Fort · Saloon*
Other	Field Hospital · Native Embassy*
British	Manor
Dutch	Bank
Ottomans	Mosque
Russians	Blockhouse
The WarChiefs
Aztecs	Fire Pit · Farm · War Hut · Nobles' Hut
Iroquois	Longhouse · Fire Pit · Farm · War Hut · Corral · Siege Workshop
Sioux	Teepee · Fire Pit · Farm · War Hut · Corral
The Asian Dynasties
Chinese	Village · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · War Academy · Wonders
Indians	Sacred Field · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · Caravanserai · Wonders
Japanese	Shrine · Rice Paddy · Consulate · Castle · Monastery · Dojo · Wonders
* introduced in The Warchiefs
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