Tavern

Tavern
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - USA DLC
Type	Building Military
Civilization	Europeans
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 Tavern is the European equivalent of the Saloon following the release of the playable United States civilization in April 2021 for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. It also generates 0.6 coin per second.

Tactics

All European civilizations have the "Theaters" Home City Card which upgrades the Tavern to the Theater, which allows the player to hire Ronin and reduces the population used by outlaw units by 2.

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

Units

Main article: Outlaw (Age of Empires III)

Main article: Mercenary (Age of Empires III)

Technologies

Age	Technology	Cost	Effect
	Folk Heroes	250 food 250 wood	Outlaws get +20% hit points and -50% train time

Civilization differences

• The Germans can upgrade the Tavern to a Mercenary Camp through the "Mercenary Camps" Home City Card, which also increases their building limit by 3.
• The Italians have Lombards instead of Taverns, but sending the "Trattoria" Home City Card delivers 3 Tavern Wagons that can build Taverns for them.

Revolutionary

• Argentina can sent the "Trattoria" Home City Card which increases the Tavern building limit by 2.
• Upon revolting to Finland, the Tavern building limit increases by 5.
• Upon revolting to Haiti, the Tavern begins to automatically spawn Pirates.
• Upon revolting to Mexico, the building of the Tavern is prevented, but the previously built Tavern remains.

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Line of Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Build time	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Penalties	Customized Merc Weapons (+30% cost; John Black's Mercenaries only) Code Napoleon (+25% cost; French only)

Home City Cards

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

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Improved Buildings	Buildings get +25% hit points

• "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)
Theaters	Upgrades the Tavern to the Theater which can train Ronin; outlaws take -2 population
Trattoria	Ships 3 Tavern Wagons; Tavern built limit +2
Monumental Architecture	Buildings get +30% hit points; Town Centers get +35% attack

• "Theaters" is not available to the Germans.
• "Trattoria" is available to the Germans, Italians, and Spanish upon revolting to Argentina.
• "Monumental Architecture" is available to the Portuguese and Spanish upon revolting to Peru.

Germans

Card	Description	Age
Witch Hammer	Ships 3 Inquisitors; Inquisitors can be trained at Tavern/Mercenary Camps, Town Centers, Church, and Outposts; outlaws take -2 population; +2 Uhlans
Mercenary Camps	Upgrades Taverns to Mercenary Camps that get -50% cost, -25% build time, -50% build bounty and hit points, -60% coin generation, +3 build limit, and offer a fixed assortment of German mercenaries: Landsknechts, Jaegers, Giant Grenadiers, Black Riders, and Pandours; +3 Uhlans

Italians

Card	Description	Age
Trattoria	Ships 3 Tavern Wagons; sets Tavern built limit to 3

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
Squires	Military buildings train and research work 80% faster, except Forts which train and research work 260% faster

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
Contract Irish Brigadiers	Ships 9 Irish Brigadiers; Irish Brigadiers can be trained at Barracks, Blockhouses, Taverns, and Galleons; costs 500 coin
Contract Swiss Pikemen	Ships 12 Swiss Pikemen; Swiss Pikemen can be trained at Barracks, Blockhouses, Taverns, and Galleons; costs 1,000 coin
Contract Landsknecht Mercenaries	Ships 4 Landsknechts; Landsknechts can be trained at Barracks, Blockhouses, and Taverns, and available from the Commerce Age; costs 300 coin
Contract Giant Grenadiers	Ships 8 Giant Grenadiers; Giant Grenadiers can be trained at Barracks, Blockhouses, Taverns, and Galleons; costs 1,000 coin

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
Chipotle Tactics	Ships 500 food; receive food when an enemy or own building is destroyed equal to 20% ~ 40% of its total cost

• "Chipotle Tactics" is available upon revolting to Mexico.

Names

Click for a list of randomly generated Tavern names

Swedes

Fredman's Eighty-Third, Oscar's Fritidshus, Nil's Torp, Thor's Ting, Valhöll, Vibald's Winery.

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• With update 23511, Taverns replace Saloons for European civilizations.

The African Royals

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

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

• Like Forts and Palaces, all Taverns have a unique, often comic, name.
• On the facade of the Tavern in its portrait, it is possible to read "Das Bierhaus", which means "The Beer House" in German. Initially, all civilizations used this sign on the in-game Tavern, but since a later update, the sign on the in-game Tavern is in the respective language of the civilization owning it:
  • British: Tavern
  • French: Taverne
  • Dutch, Italians and Maltese: Taverna
  • Germans: Das Bierhaus
  • Portuguese and Spanish: Taberna
  • Russians: Кабак (Kabak)
  • Swedes: Värdshus
  • However, for a Tavern owned by a Ottoman player, the sign instead reads "Kahvehane", meaning "coffee house", referring to a tradition of coffee houses in the Ottoman Empire and the prohibition of alcohol for Muslims.
• When the Tavern is selected, the first few notes of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Rondo a la Turca" can be heard playing on a harp.
• The Tavern reuses the history of the Saloon.

See also

• Monastery – Asian equivalent
• Saloon – The original European mercenary building, now exclusively available to the United States and Mexicans
• Palace – African equivalent