Age of Empires
An RTS decided by your build order and economy, and by scouting, because you can't see through the fog. Reading the opponent's strategy from a few glimpsed buildings and timing your age-up against it is the match, which is why maphacks are the first thing competitive AoE bans.
Where it sits
How strongly Age of Empires leans on each of the three dimensions.
micro
MediumExecution matters in Age of Empires, but it shares the load with reading and strategy rather than being the whole test.
meso
HighReading is central to Age of Empires: you win by out-thinking the other side and riding the randomness. What would break it is seeing what you shouldn't, the way stream-sniping or perfect information does.
macro
HighStrategy carries Age of Empires: routing, resource management, and optimal decisions decide the outcome. What would break it is a perfect coach or engine calling the best move.
Start the quiz with Age of Empires
It becomes your first pick. Add a couple more games you love and the quiz maps where you land.
First pickMore micromesomacro games
- micro
- aim, timing, movement, muscle memory.
- meso
- bluffing, reading people, and managing randomness.
- macro
- routing, resources, and optimal play.