Saloon

Saloon
Building information
Introduced in	The WarChiefs
Type	Military
Civilization	United States
Age	Commerce Age
Use	Trains outlaws and mercenaries
Construction
Wood	200
Max. builders	8
Construction 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 trains various mercenary and outlaw units. It was unique to European civilizations and becomes available upon reaching the Commerce Age. With the introduction of the United States in the Definitive Edition, the Saloon became exclusive to that civilization, with European civilizations building Taverns instead.

In the Commerce Age, only outlaws are available for "hire". With every Age up until the Industrial Age, more mercenaries become available. 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

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%.

In the Definitive Edition, the British, Dutch, Ottomans, Portuguese, and Swedes can choose The Mercenary Contractor to advance into the Fortress Age, which allows the Saloon to train certain mercenaries regardless of the map.

Units

Main article: Mercenaries (Age of Empires III)

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect
	Wild West	200 food, 250 wood	Outlaw hit points and attack +20%, train time -50%

Further statistics

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

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Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Europeans 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 Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10 Spanish 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

“

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.

”

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.

Gallery

An in-game Saloon

A Saloon built near a Trade Route

A in-game Saloon in the Definitive Edition

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See also

• Monastery – Asian civilization equivalent
• Tavern – European civilization equivalent