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Age of Empires IV

= Pass =

Learn the Age of Empires IV Pass strategy for a fast Bronze Age rush. Achieve sub-11 minute Bronze times with this offensive build.

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Learn the Age of Empires IV Pass strategy for a fast Bronze Age rush. Achieve sub-11 minute Bronze times with this offensive build.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Begin the Tool Age with 20-24 Villagers.
  2. 2
    Assign at least 3-4 Villagers to simultaneously construct two Tool-Aged buildings (archery, stable, or market).
  3. 3
    While these buildings are being built, use your remaining Villagers to collect an additional 100 food, bringing your total food to just over 800.
  4. 4
    Ensure you have approximately 700 food and 300 wood before initiating the Bronze Age upgrade.
  5. 5
    In a perfectly executed Pass, you will have zero food and zero wood after clicking the "Bronze" upgrade at your Town Center (TC).
Tips
  • This strategy involves spending no resources on upgrades, extra Villagers, or units in the Tool Age.
  • The goal is to reach the Bronze Age in less than 11 minutes.
  • Any Bronze Age time under approximately 13 minutes is considered not bad.
  • To recognize an opponent using a Pass strategy in Tool Age, observe if they do not create additional Villagers, have low exploration, and only one technology researched (the one for reaching Tool Age).
  • If you research "The Wall" and have more technologies than your opponent, they are likely rushing to Bronze.
  • The best ways to defeat a Pass strategy are to either Tool Rush/Blitz or to wall your production and Boom.
  • A Blitz strategy must be initiated before recognizing the signs of a Bronze Rush, as it will be too late once they are apparent.
  • The Pass strategy involves no attacks in the Tool Age.

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