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Herzlich willkommen an unserer Tafelrunde! Felix hat ein neues Spielzeug angeschafft: ein Steamdeck. Und Christian ist ganz begeistert, denn er würde auch so gerne eines haben, also fragt er ihn danach aus. Ohne Steamdeck hat sich Christian dafür auf der Rangliste mit Land Madness ausgetobt und seit kurzem viel Zeit in Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era gesteckt. Viel Spaß bei dieser Folge wünschenFelix & Christian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Musik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.

Welcome back to another Age of Empires Magazine! We’re here to bring you all the news from Age of Empires II from the past and upcoming month: We’ll talk about the qualifiers of the Brazilian Dynasty LAN and Warlords 5, the full announcement of The League and the Public Update preview. There’s news from the Franchise as well: The new AoM DLC has already been released and a new DLC for AoE IV is coming out soon. We’ll finish up the episode with the tournament outlook for May 2026.Please check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Program06:30 News01:54:48 Franchise News01:59:53 Tournament Outlook May 2026Links:⁠⁠⁠Warlords 5⁠⁠⁠The League⁠Brazilian Dynasty QualifierMinor UpdatePUPAoE LeaguesSpecialist Cup 2

Hi guys, I took a little break because work is killing me right now, but here's a little episode to keep you entertained! In this newest episode of Masterpieces you'll hear the tale of the longest game 2k+ players have played, even though the word play might be a little bit of a stretch. It's a funny story though and it caught the attention of the whole community and beyond, so it qualifies as eSport history, despite being a ranked game between Rubenstock and Andre. Enjoy!The GameThe Chronicle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DiscordMusic: "Carne y Helado" of the official AoE II Soundtrack.

RedBull Wololo has concluded yesterday and Daniela and I have come together to recap the event. We're talking about all our highlights, the best games from the tournament and try to pinpoint what made this tournament as grand as it was. Beware that this podcast is full of spoilers and enjoy this episode!Please check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: Shanty from the event

We are back for another episode of the Age of Empires Magazine and we’ve put together a nice program.We’ll start off with a recap of T90 Titans League, then there’s the replacement qualifier for RB Wololo Londinium. In addition we’ve got some exciting announcements to talk about: Warlords 5, The League and The Garrison 2 have been announced, despite the new esport calendar not even being published, so the next year is already shaping up to be another excellent year for our scene. We’ll follow up the News with a little interview that Daniela and I did with Chuptaburger, who is a community member and creator in the AoE II scene at night but also a teacher during the day and we’ve invited him to have a little chat about his work, aoe2 and his nomination for being the teacher of the year in the USA. We’ll end the episode with the tournament outlook for April 2026.Please check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Programme02:50 News01:17:28 Interview with Chuptaburger01:50:00 Tournament Outlook April 2026Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TTL 5⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Warlords 5⁠The LeagueThe Garrison 2Chuptaworks

Das neue DLC hat uns etwas von der Rangliste ferngehalten. Stattdessen haben wir uns vier anderen Spielen zugewandt: Felix hat wie angekündigt das Remaster von Oblivion und Neon White gespielt, Christian hingegen hat in Darkest Dungeon II reingeschnuppert und Resident Evil Village endlich gespielt. Das heutige Tafelründchen erzählt von vier verschiedenen Spielen, die auf vier verschiedene Weise Spaß machen. Euch wünschen wir viel Spaß beim Spielen!Felix & Christian⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠Musik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.

Welcome back to our final mission from the Muisca campaign, where we follow the story of Pacanchique, a honorable warrior who had served under Nemequene, the leader of the southern Muisca federation and led his army into battle against Quemuenchatocha, the leader of the northern Muisca confederation, who thinks of himself as a god and grows madder by the day. To make matters worse, the Spanish have arrived in 1537 and are hunting for El Dorado, the imaginary golden city which they believe to find where Quemuenchatocha resides. Even a second expedition has arrived, led by a German conquistador called Federman, who is also searching for the golden city. In all of this, there is a love story, because Pacanchique’s love, Azay, is serving under Quemuenchatocha and spying on him to give intel to Pacanchique, so he can stop the madman. Can we save Azay and force the expeditions to retreat?Chris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: Muisca Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Once again, we are playing the Muisca campaign of the Last Chieftains DLC and this time around it’s the fourth mission called Son of the Sun. This beautiful title was given, because despite our best efforts to keep the zaque, or leader of the northern Muisca, Quemuenchatocha in check, he has forced the Iraca, the spiritual leader of all the Muisca, to proclaim him the Son of the Sun, which pretty much made him a living god. Our goal is to put a stop to his madness and recapture the Sun Temple. However, a new enemy arrives on the Horizon, from far away across the ocean.Chris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: Muisca Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

We have returned to south america and to be more precise: with the third scenario of the Muisca Campaign. Once again, we are playing as Pacanchique, a Muisca commander who has sided with Nemequene, Zipa of the southern Muisca Confederation and leading our army in the western borderlands with the mission to pacify the unruly Panche tribes of the region. The northern Muisca are lead by the Zaque called Quemuenchatocha, a powerhungry commander collecting gold in his fortress and he is our main enemy in this campaign so far. By controlling the Panche, we will have more influence over the region and get closer to unifying the Mapuche.Chris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: Muisca Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

After the first mission, Nemequene was made the new zipa, the leader of the southern Muisca. The bloodthirsty Quemuenchatocha was made the next zaque, leader of the northern Muisca. At the end of the first mission, we, playing as Pacanchique, had to make a choice: continue serving under Quemuenchatocha, who was with no honor, saw Pacanchique as a mere tool and wanted war at all costs but at least I was able to stay with Azay, the love of my life whom I want to marry or... change sides and fight for the south, be a commander for Nemequene, who I consider to be much wiser and more honorable, but that would mean that Pacanchique risked his relationship with Azay. I chose the latter, because I felt like the Protagonist, Pacanchique, would chose so himself. Now we fight the lord we once served!Chris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: Muisca Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Welcome back to another Campaign series! There is a good reason for why I’m doing this now though, multiple reasons in fact: First, While you are listening to this, I am somewhere in Japan, probably in Fukuoka and enjoying Sushi or maybe, with a bit of luck, the cherry blossom trees. But I didn’t want you, dear listener, to go for an entire month without a podcast, which is why I preproduced these upcoming five campaign episodes. The second reason is, that I was playing the Last Chieftain campaigns anyway to be able to talk about the DLC in various podcasts, so I wanted to put the spotlight on of those. And I chose the newly released Muisca Campaign called El Dorado, which is also controversial when it comes to its historical background. The Devs chose to merge mythology with historical battles and I thought, that sounded like a lot of fun. Starting today, I will publish one episode per day until the campaign is finished, so you have daily podcasts to look forward to and I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as I do playing the campaign right now.Chris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: Muisca Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Liebe Community,voller Freude präsentiere ich euch mein Gespräch mit Michi von dem Spielepodcast Insert Moin. Was eigentlich als Reviewfolge gedacht war ist ein bisschen zu einer Folge geworden, in der wir über allerlei AoE Themen sprechen. Michi ist ein Fan des Franchises und kehrte für das DLC nach längerer Zeit zurück zu AoE II. Damit hat er eine ganz frische Perspektive auf unser Spiel, die wir mit einer kleinen Portion Erinnerungen kontrastieren. Falls ihr die Damen und Herren von Insert Moin noch nicht kennt, dann hört unbedingt mal bei ihnen rein! Sie veröffentlichen mehrere Folgen pro Woche und gehören zu den besten deutschen Spielejournalist:innen der Branche. Unterstützer:innen auf Steady oder Patreon können alle Folgen sogar werbefrei hören. Ansonsten freuen sie sich auch, wenn ihr auf ihrem Discord vorbeischaut und ihnen ein Feedback zu dieser Folge dalasst!Viel Spaß beim Hören!Chris

Welcome back to the Age of Empires Magazine! We’ve had a lot happening this month and these are the topics we’ll cover in this episode: First of all, we’ll talk about T90 Titans League and the latest happenings. Then there’s the New DLC with three new south american civilizations and the Patch that was released alongside it with some Balance Changes and the major naval rework. In other News: Viper and Daut have found a new Team and joined Onimaru. Let’s get started!Please check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Programme02:27 News02:31:40 Podcast News & Emails02:44:00 Tournament Outlook March 2026Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TTL 5⁠⁠⁠Naval rework⁠CastlerushThe BastionAoE2Germany 1v1 League

With the release of the Last Chieftains DLC I felt the urge to talk about the south american civilizations. However, we probably need a lot more time to figure out the new civs, so I decided that this is the perfect time to shed some light on the Inca. They have been around since 2013 and recieved multiple major changes, that entirely changed the way the Inca can be played. Now they have recieved another face lift taking away their wrongful meso identity and making them the south american civ they deserve to be. There's a lot of old and new things about the Inca to tell: they're still the counter civilization full of aggression that they became in 2023, but they lost their eagles and milita-lines, instead they gained Champis. Only time will tell if this is for better or worse.ChrisEdit: Since the rework, the Kamayuk has received +1 Pierce Armour for the Elite Upgrade, while Fabric Shield is now only +1 instead of +2. Post-Imp Kamayuks are therefore just as strong as they were before the rework. Thanks to Jarrymo for pointing this out!Talk to the community on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Introduction11:23 Settlements20:30 Champi33:42 Slinger45:00 Food discount on military units 50:50 Free Llama53:48 Blacksmith upgrades and cheap stone buildings56:32 Kamayuk01:03:10 Andean Sling & Fabric Shields01:10:50 Strategies & army compositions01:32:10 CampaignMusic: Inca Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II SoundtrackSome sources:Siege of CuzcoRange of SlingsMaya SlingersHistory of Potato by Riley KnightInca Road System

Christian hat im vergangenen Monat endlich mal an einem Turnier teilgenommen: Noobs of the Desert 3! Dort hat er es bis unter die letzten vier Spieler geschafft und erzählt deshalb ein paar Anekdoten, unter anderem, wie unterschiedlich das Spiel wahrgenommen werden kann. Natürlich macht sich bei Felix und Christian auch ein bisschen die Angst vorm DLC breit: wird es gut, wird es meh... oder gar einfach zu viel? Wir haben es dieses Mal geschafft, eine ganze Stunde nur über AoE Themen zu sprechen und wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Zuhören!Felix & Christian⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠Musik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.

Here's a short preview with the most important info on the new The Last Chieftains DLC! I tried to present all information in a dense form and hope this'll help you find your way into the DLC, that's releasing on February 17th.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music: Smells like Crickets, Tastes like Chicken from the official AoE II OST.

Welcome back to another episode of the Age of Empires Magazine featuring Daniela and Chris!January was all about the qualifiers of RB Wololo Londinium, so we’re gonna talk about that in todays show. Other topics include Team Vitality joining the scene, news of mismanagement in GL and what’s new in T90 Titans gold and silver leagues. We’ve also got official news previewing the new DLC and the Naval rework that we can discuss. There’s no franchise news apart from the DLC for AoE 2 releasing on the 17th of February, so after the News, we’ll head straight to some Emails and then the tournament outlook.Please check out ⁠⁠⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Programme01:13 News01:46:00 Podcast News & Emails02:11:40 Tournament Outlook February 2026Links:Team VitalityViper Drama⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TTL 5⁠⁠RB Wololo Ladder QualifierNaval reworkSix Nations Cup

Daniela and I are discussing the RB Wololo Qualifiers, covering topics like the runs of the first 5 placements, the Hearttt vs Vinch Finale and other important topics. Enjoy!Please check out ⁠⁠⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠

Today, we‘re visiting eastern europe and talk about the Poles. The Poles have been introduced to the game in the second DLC for the Definitive Edition in August 2021 together with the Bohemians introducing unique game mechanics and farm economy which I was very sceptical of when it got released but now believe to be one of the best designs decisions in the game. You'll be hearing me praising the civ design a lot in this podcast, when I go through all civilization bonuses, their unique techs, units and even buildings. They probably have the best campaign of the game, which if you haven't already, should defenitely give a go. The Poles are hard to master and had little impact on the eSports scene, yet I wouldn't want to change a thing about them. Well actually, one thing, but you'll find out when listening to the Podcast! ChrisTalk to the community on:⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Introduction05:08 Folwarks16:00 HP Regeneration21:45 Stone-to-gold conversion28:00 Cheaper Scout Upgrades & Teambonus34:10 Winged Hussar & Unique Techs51:50 Obuch59:00 Strategies & army compositions01:22:15 CampaignMusic: Poles Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Welcome back to another episode of the Age of Empires Magazine! Once again, I am joined by Daniela!We’ve got exciting topics to discuss, starting of course with the sixth edition of King of the Desert and a recent update with balance changes from the 2nd of december. We’ve also got a couple of Franchise News, because the South AmericaDLC has been announced for AoE II and is coming to the game in February 2026. As is the theme with our Franchise, if one game get’s something new, another game probably has something similar in store and that’s true for Age of Mythology and Age of Empires IV. We’ll finish up the episode with some emails and the tournament outlook for January 2026, where we’ll talk about the RB Wololo Ladder Qualifier and TTL Season 5. I’d also like to mention that we recorded this podcast just before the News about GL and their members have dropped, so there is no mentioning of that in this episode.Please check out ⁠⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠⁠: ⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Programme02:30 News02:12:54 Franchise News02:26:45 Podcast News & Emails02:39:25 Tournament Outlook January 2026Links:⁠King of the Desert VI⁠Danielas Statement of MMBalance Changes⁠AoE 2025 Review⁠⁠TTL 5RB Wololo Ladder Qualifier

Macht euch bereit für einen Podcast, bei dem wir uns so richtig alt fühlen. Alles ist neu und unübersichtlich: AoE II verändert sich mit Phosphoru Rushes, Stand Ground Patrols und der Siegetower Meta. World of Warcraft ist überhaupt nicht mehr das, was es einmal war und ist kaum wieder zu erkennen. Und wenn Felix einfach mal ne Runde Hitman spielen will, scheitert er daran, weil er den Überblick über die verschiedenen Spieleversionen nicht bekommt. Christian hat wurde außerdem von Europa Universalis gemobbt. Klingt alles scheiße, aber lass euch nicht beirren, denn in Wahrheit haben wir gerade ziemlich viel Spaß mit unseren Spielen!Viel Spaß beim Hören!Felix & Christian⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠Musik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.

Well, this episode is all about the Celts. But who were the Celts, really? If you're asking the Devs, it seems the answer is: whatever was shown in the movie Braveheart! For a game drawing inspiration from history, the Celts do seem like the odds one out. Sloppy research, a lousy tutorial campaign and underwhelming tech tree make it hard for the Celts to really shine amongst the many civilizations in the game, despite looking back to more than 25 years of AoE II history. Of course, being an infantery civilization doesn't make things any easier. If it weren't for Hoang, maybe the Celts would've been completely forgotten. Well, don't shed your tears just yet, I'm here to save the day and tell you everything I could uncover about the Celts, including some fun facts from what the Celts were first invisioned by the Devs, before they became the Civ we know today. I hope you enjoy this episode!ChrisTalk to the community on:⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Introduction05:43 Wood bonus14:47 Faster moving infantery18:54 Stealing herdables22:40 Faster firing siege & Team bonus30:15 Furor Celtica 35:58 Strongholds40:28 Woad Raider50:35 Strategies & army compositions01:11:25 CampaignMusic: Celts Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II SoundtrackLinks:Computer Gaming World MuseumCeltic Life InternationalBraveheart Critique bei Sharon KrossaOriginal Handbook of Age of KingsCattle Raids

Once again I am joined by Daniela in this Podcast!This month was much more quiet than the last month, but there’s still some interesting topics to discuss. We’ll start off with Thalassocracy Cup 2, which has just concluded last night at the time of this recording. The Bronze League of TTL 5 has also finished up determining who will get into the gold and silver league. We’ll also give a quick outlook on what we’re expecting from King of the Desert VI, which has started as of now. There’s no real Franchise News for a change, so we’ll be skipping that segment today. But I’ve got important news for all patreons and supporters of the podcast in the podcast news and we’ll be answering a couple of your messages, that have been sent in. At last, we’ll finish up the episode with the tournament outlook for december 2025.Please check out ⁠Daniela over at Twitch⁠: ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Intro06:46 News01:42:30 Podcast News & Emails01:59:01 Tournament Outlook December 2025Links:King of the Desert VIThalassocracy Cup 2⁠⁠Master of HyperRandom 3⁠⁠TTL5 Bronze League⁠⁠Naval Rework⁠

Willkommen zur 28. Tafelrunde! Felix Fälle vor Gericht werden immer abwechslungsreicher. Neuerdings häufen sich die Fälle, in denen sich Menschen um ihre Katzen streiten. Wie kann man da eine Entscheidung darüber fällen, wer die Katze bekommt? Christian ist indes aus Schottland zurückgekehrt und hat dadurch die William Wallace Kampagne erneut gespielt... wenn man da überhaupt von einer Kampagne sprechen kann. Außerdem verbringt er seine Abendstunden mit Ball x Pit, was mal wieder Anlass dafür ist, die Nostalgiebrille auszugraben und von vorinstallierten Windows 95 Breakout-Spielen zu erzählen. Felix ist da viel mehr am Puls der Zeit und spielt das gerade erschienene Europa Universalis V.Viel Spaß beim Hören!Felix & Christian⁠Discord⁠Musik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.

If you're looking for a challenge in Age of Empires II, the Khmer are just the civilization for you. At first glance, the Khmer seem like an easy civilization to play because they have the best food economy in the game alongside the Khitan, you are usually one step ahead of your opponent, and thanks to their broad tech tree, they can play almost anything they want. They even have powerful elephants and scorpions! However, they have a few bonuses that can quickly become a trap if you don't master the game perfectly. The particular difficulty arises from the fact that you have to build on your initial advantage with the Khmer so that you don't go down in the late game. On the one hand, their strong economy makes the Khmer a beginner-friendly civilization, but on the other hand, their playstyle makes them a difficult civilization to master. I hope you enjoy this podcast, which, for once, will be all about elephants!ChrisSupport the Podcast on:⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steady (german)⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Introduction08:15 Eco bonus13:18 House bonus16:58 No prerequisites for age-up & buildings21:23 Battle Elephants & Tusk Swords 29:19 Ballista Elephants, Scorpions & Double Crossbow45:39 Strategies & army compositions01:08:22 CampaignMusic: Khmer Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Welcome to another episode of the monthly magazine, covering all important topics about age of empires. Today is a very special episode, because this podcast will be cohosted by the up and coming talent of our scene: welcome Daniela!We’ve had a lot of tournaments recently, so there are lots of topics to cover. In today’s episode, we’ll be talking about the Ling Yuan Cup, Amigo Wars 3, Masters of Hyperrandom 3, the announcement RB Wololo: Londinium, TTL 5 Bronze League, the Naval Rework, the onimaru bootcamp, the Chronicles DLC featuring Alexander the Great and the betting scandal of aoe 2. There’s a little bit of Franchise News after that and then we’ll pick out a few of the emails that have been sent in to discuss them. As always, we’ll close the show with the tournament outlook for november 2025.Please check out Daniela over at Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoeSupport the Podcast on:⁠Patreon⁠⁠Steady (german)⁠Discord⁠Timecodes:00:00 Intro03:11 News02:35:44 Franchise News02:40:20 Podcast News & Emails02:51:05 Tournament Outlook October 2025Links:⁠Master of HyperRandom 3⁠LingYuan CupTTL5 Bronze LeagueSotL InterviewNaval ReworkT90 about Biry

Willkommen zur 27. Tafelrunde! In der heutigen Tafelrunde diskutieren wir das aktuell etwas leidige Thema von Wettanbietern in Age of Empires II. Wir haben diesbezüglich eine klare ablehnende Haltung und führen hier einen eher lockeren Austausch und erzählen euch von unseren eigenen Gefühlen zur Diskussion, statt ein Fachgespräch über die negativen Auswirkungen von Glücksspiel im eSport zu führen, da dieser Zusammenhang längst erwiesen ist. Doch damit die Stimmung etwas aufgebessert ist, empfiehlt Felix eine Gameshow der besonderen Art von einem ihm sehr lieb gewonnenen Streamer. Außerdem hat Felix Death Stranding begonnen und outet sich als großer Freund von Kojimas filmischer Videospielregie.Viel Spaß beim Hören!Felix & ChristianUnterstütze unser Projekt hier und höre deutsche Versionen der englischen Podcasts:⁠SteadyDiscordMusik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.

This episode offers a very different kind of content for you. I analyzed Hera's past 39 defeats on Arabia during his world record attempt and collected some data, which I analyze here in the podcast. My goal: to find out if there's a pattern that tells us how to defeat Hera. In doing so, some truly interesting insights have come to light. It's impossible not to acknowledge that Hera is an exceptional player, almost unmatched in versatility and mechanical skill. Therefore, finding systematic weaknesses in such a complete player as Hera is an ambitious undertaking. Well, decide for yourself whether I've succeeded.ChrisThe Excel sheet⁠Discord⁠⁠Support the Podcast on:⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠Steady (german)⁠Music: "Carne y Helado" of the official AoE II Soundtrack.

In this episode of Masterpieces, I'll tell you the story of what I consider to be the best final that we've seen in competitive Age of Empires II to this day: The finals of RB Wololo 3 between Daut and Liereyy. This matchup brings together two generations and two different playstyles. I hope you enjoy reliving one of the best games of Age of Empires II!ChrisThe GameDiscord⁠Support the Podcast on:⁠Patreon⁠⁠Steady (german)Music: "Carne y Helado" of the official AoE II Soundtrack.

I’m Chris, your host of this wonderful podcast, and please forgive my cracky voice because I was super sick recording this episode! In the news, I’ll be talking about Sudden Dessaster 2, the Quintessential Cookout, the cancellation of the December LAN, and the announcement of a new DLC. In the franchise news, I’ll briefly touch on the fact that we’ve received more info on the new roguelite RTS game mode in AoE IV and that the second — and possibly final — DLC for Age of Mythology has been released. As for game news, I’ll skip that this time to save my voice, so we’ll head straight into podcast news and then take a look at the tournament outlook for October 2025.  I hope you enjoy the show!ChrisDiscordSupport the Podcast on:PatreonSteady (german)Timecodes:00:00 Intro01:17 News19:36 Franchise News23:14 Podcast News26:30 Tournament Outlook October 2025Links:Master of HyperRandom 3Sudden Dessaster 2Midweek MadnessAoE2Germany

The Romans are kind of an odd civilization amongst the medieval civilizations of Age of Empires II, but they fit right in with how they play out. Their strong economy favors melee units and they have one of the best scorpions in the game. In this podcast we'll do a deep dive into how the Romans play out and what their best unite compositions are. As usual, we'll try to understand how the devs were inspired by history when they created this civilization. Since there is a lack of a dedicated campaign for the romans, I have devided to include two wonderful custom campaigns made by the community. I hope you'll enjoy this episode!ChrisSupport the Podcast on:⁠Patreon⁠⁠Steady (german)⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠Timecodes:00:00 Overview08:35 Eco Bonus13:15 Double Infantry Armor & Legionary17:47 Scorpions & Ballistas24:02 Centurions & Comitatenses32:50 Strategies and army compositions47:14 Campaigns & ScenariosMusic: Romans Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II Soundtrack

The decisive battle in Tenochtitlan marks the culmination of the Aztec campaign. Surrounded by the Spanish and Tlaxcalans, we must attack from our city and repel the enemy: on land and at sea. But woe betide the Spanish if they manage to destroy our wonder!This episode is the final episode of the entire Aztec season, so at the end there's a brief final assessment and, of course, a rectification of the events we experience in this mission. I really hope you enjoyed the campaign!ChrisSupport the Podcast on:PatreonSteady (german)HomepageDiscordMusic: Aztecs Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

In the 5th mission of the Aztec Campaign, we are pursuing the Spanish and their allies after we've defeated them in La Noche Triste. The Spanish are trying to escape along the lake Texcoco to the safety of the Tlaxcaltecs, but we caught up to them and try to defeat them once for all, in what is known today as the battle of Otumba on July 7th, 1520. More than 20.000 Aztecs faced off against a couple of thousand Spanish and Tlaxcaltec soldiers, but they have set a deadly trap for their Aztec pursuers.I hope you'll enjoy listening to this podcast!ChrisSupport the Podcast on:Patreon⁠⁠Steady (german)⁠⁠Homepage⁠⁠DiscordMusic: Aztecs Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Welcome to the September edition of the Age of Empires Magazine, where once again we’ll be covering the most important topics surrounding Age of Empires. Let’s take a look at today’s magazine program: as promised, we’ll be talking in more detail about the big update. In terms of eSports, we’ll briefly cover the LingYuan Cup and Sudden Dessaster 2, as well as the first month of Midweek Madness. Jens from Age Lan will invite you all to the Age Lan in October. In the Franchise News, I’ll tell you about the new DLCs in AoE IV and AoM. In Game News, I’ve got a whole bunch of interesting titles to introduce. In Podcast News, there’s a short update on what’s coming up in the podcast. And finally, of course, the tournament outlook for September 2025! I hope you enjoy the show!ChrisHomepage: www.startthegamealready.deDiscord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsKSupport the Podcast on:Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealreadySteady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/Timecodes:00:00 Intro02:07 News26:21 Franchise News31:54 Game News37:43 Podcast News42:55 Tournament outlook September 2025Links:Trailer AoM DLC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYeR54lRm00Master of HyperRandom 3: https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/Master_of_HyperRandom/3Quintessiential Cookout: https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/Quintessential_CookoutSudden Dessaster 2: https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/Sudden_Dessaster/2Midweek Madness: https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/Midweek_MadnessDynamic Battle: https://www.universe.com/events/dynamic-battle-lan-tickets-KGM9LC?ref=share-widget-buffer?ref=share-widget-bufferEmpire Village 2025: https://www.aoe2insights.com/announcements/empires-village-2025-3rd-edition-loano-italyBOOM: https://aoe2germany.com/brandneueoriginalundoffiziellemapsAoE Leagues: https://www.aoe2insights.com/announcements/aoe-leagues-season-14 Arabia Lovers 2: https://discord.gg/uUfVU7QJfu

Willkommen zur 26. Tafelrunde! Felix und Christian kommen erneut zusammen und sprechen über den vergangenen Monat. Für Felix ist die Zeit schnell vergangen, für Christian ging es langsam, denn der Urlaub kommt erst in zwei Wochen. Felix hat seine Zeit in Stronghold gesteckt und kommt von dem Spiel nicht los. Christian hat ein neues Elo High erreicht, nur um danach in Grund und Boden gestampft zu werden. Es gibt viel zu erzählen und wir freuen uns, dass ihr uns zuhört :)Viel Spaß beim Hören!Felix & ChristianUnterstütze unser Projekt hier und höre deutsche Versionen aller englischen Podcasts:steady.page/de/startthegamealready/Homepage: www.startthegamealready.deDiscord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsKMusik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.

This is the complete Interview with Chris (IamChris), a legend of AoE II eSport history. Chris war once considered the best player in the world and has witnessed pretty much every phase of the development of competitive Age of Empires II. The main focus of our conversation revolves around the Hun Wars and Chris shares both his knowledge and memories about this topic. But before we got to that subject, we also talked about what Age of Empires II was like back in the day and specifically, how Chris percieved the pro scene and how his career as a pro player has developed. I had a great time talking to Chris and hope you'll enjoy our conversation!ChrisLinks to I am Chris:twitch.tv/iamchris_age2youtube.com/@IamChrisAge2Podcast:Homepage: www.startthegamealready.deDiscord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsKSupport the Podcast on:Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealreadySteady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/Music: www.purple-planet.com

The Hun Wars were played between 2000 and approximately 2016 and are by far the most frequently played matchup in Age of Empires II history – to this day. In this documentary, I attempt to recount how the Hun Wars came about, how they changed over the decades, and what led to the end of the Hun Wars just under 10 years ago. To do this, I brought two veterans of the game, Andre (Slap) and Chris (IamChris), in front of the microphone, who told me in detail about the good old days of the Hun Wars. It quickly became clear that my image of these mirror matches was far too one-dimensional. I hope you enjoy this nostalgic trip into the past of Age of Empires II eSports. Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/ Podcast: Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Koven-Interview: https://members.tripod.com/legionx_black/cerpioclan/id42.html External audio sources used in this episode: SMB about Hera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJKSN41zJ40 T90 about Hoang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEhZ5hwHhgc Nili (Outro): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mKCyF7eIgQ&t=12s

Episode 3 of the Montezuma Campaign leeds us to confront the Spanish invadors and their allies, who a threatening the Tabasco. This mission is considered the hardest of the campaign if you want to save Tabasco, especially because there's quite the distance to overcome before you can help your ally. Challange accepted, also I want the achievement you get for saving Tabasco, so I'll be telling you how I succeeded on the hardest difficulty. Apart from that, this mission is loosely based on the Battles of Centla (March 14, 1519) and Nautla (October 1519), during the Spanish conquest of Mexico and there are two ways of finishing off the Spanish: Either by conquest or by taming their horses. Unfortunately, because of my ungrateful allies, I was forced to take the difficult path, Chris Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/ Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Music: Aztecs Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

In Episode 4 of the Montezuma Campaign, it is our duty to retake Tenochtitlan from the Spanish forces under Hernan Cortez, who hast taken emperor Montezuma II as a hostage and uses him as a puppet to control the city of Tenochtitlan. This beautiful city was built on an artificial island on the west side of lake Texcoco and showcases this early campaign in all it's beauty. We'll first have to gather our forces, we get to kill an enemy priest with jaguars and there's also an easter egg involiving Ornlu the Wolf to discover, but first and foremost we need to drive out the Spanish from our beloved home. I hope you're enjoying this series! Chris Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steady.page/startthegamealready Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Music: Aztecs Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Welcome back to a new edition of the magazine! There’s once again a lot of news to cover from the past month, and here’s the program: In the News section, we’ll talk about Regicide Rumble VI, Jordan joining Onimaru, the Public Update Preview, the Town Center Tango 2 drama, layoffs at Capture Age, a tournament announcement from GL, and the current status of the LingYuan Cup qualifiers. Then there’ll be a brief look at Franchise News regarding esports tournaments from Age of Mythology and Age of Empires IV. In the Game News, I’ll tell you about my time playing Stronghold Crusader DE and Wandering Village, and I’ll briefly introduce two new city-building simulations that are set to be released at the end of August.In the Podcast News, I’ll mainly be responding to a few emails I received. And finally, as always, there’s the Tournament Outlook for August 2025. If you’re enjoying the program and like my other podcasts too, you can support me and the podcast on Patreon or Steady. Both platforms offer different tiers depending on what kind of spare change you have each month. But you can also support me for free by telling others about the podcast, sharing the episodes, and giving them a positive rating on Spotify or wherever you listen. Please enjoy this episode of the Magazine! Chris Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/ Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 01:55 News 18:02 Franchise News 20:15 Game News 24:47 Podcast News 39:45 Tournament Outlook August 2025 Links: Regicide Rumble VI Final: https://youtu.be/qv40NSUMz7E?si=yJhSIk7CrnUc2MML Quintessiential Cookout: https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/Quintessential_Cookout TCT2: https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe2/comments/1lxn2dx/town_center_tango_2_cancelled_after_finals/?tl=de Capture Age Layoffs: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1m80oak/age_of_empires_support_studio_captureage_lays_off Sudden Dessaster 2: https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/Sudden_Dessaster/2 LingYuan Cup: https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/LingYuan_Cup Midweek Madness: https://liquipedia.net/ageofempires/Midweek_Madness Daniela's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/daniela_aoe

Welcome back to the Montezuma Campaign! In this episode, we'll finally meet our nemesis: Hernan Cortez. But before that, we need to rally our allies in order to defeat our sworn enemies and capture as many human sacrifices as possible to appease our gruesome goods. Chris Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/ Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Music: Aztecs Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

This is the kickoff episode of the Montezuma Campaign in Age of Empires II. I played all six missions of the campaign and delved deep into historical research, and I would like to share the results with you in this short campaign series. The Aztec campaign was released with the release of The Conqueror add-on in 2000 and tells the story of the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan and the fall of the Aztec Empire during the reign of Montezuma II in the beginning of the 16th century. This first mission has no real historical background but offers insights in how the Addon had been promoted before it was released. There's a lot to uncover and I hope you'll enjoy this series! Chris Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/ Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Music: Aztecs Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Willkommen zurück zur Tafelrunde! Wir kredenzen euch drei Spielethemen in dieser Ausgabe: Age of Empires II, Stronghold Crusader: DE und Wandering Village. In Age of Empires sprechen wir darüber, dass die Hoffnung auf das nächste Update sehr groß ist, wir aber auch erst sehen müssen, was kommt, bevor wir es glauben werden. Stronghold Crusader ist in der Definitive Edition ein echter Hingucker und unter Spieler:innen sehr beliebt, aber Felix und Christian haben sich den schweren Koop-Pfad genauer angesehen und ihr Zwischenfazit lautet: Das fühlt sich nicht wie Stronghold an. Deswegen ist Christian dann in die friedliche Welt der Städtebausimulation abgedriftet und hat sich nach dem lange ersehnten Release von Wandering Village auf den Rücken einer gigantischen Kreatur begeben, um dort eine Zivilisation aufzubauen. Viel Spaß beim Hören! Felix & Christian Unterstütze unser Projekt hier und höre deutsche Versionen aller englischen Podcasts: steady.page/de/startthegamealready/ Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Musik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.

From all of the many civilizations in Age of Empires II, Huns are probably the ones having the greates impact on the game. They have been played for many years in the Hun Wars and coined the term "Huns are Huns". In this podcast, we'll do a deep dive into what actually makes huns the huns we know and, spoiler, have always known. There is a lot of nostalgia involved for some players and others may find the huns a little lackluster for good reason. Also: why don't they have stepplancers? There's a lot to uncover when talking about the Huns and I hope you'll enjoy this episode! Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/ Timecodes: 00:00 Overview 06:15 House Bonus 17:50 Team Bonus and Cav Archers 25:41 Trebuchets 31:10 Tarkan, Marauders & Atheism 40:52 Strategies and army compositions 56:13 Huns are Huns 01:11:21 Campaign: Attila the Hun Music: Huns Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II Soundtrack

In this episode of Masterpieces, I'll be telling you the story of how the infamous Flemish Revolution has not only decided the Winner of NAC 4, but then shortly after has been nerfed out of existence. The Flemish Revolution allows the Burgundian player to transform all of his Villagers into powerful military units and change the pace of the game in an instant. I hope you enjoy this Masterpiece by Liereyy! The game (with timecode): https://youtu.be/MPSJzH1MLZo?si=TbO8Q20NDE0AdlQ_&t=3522 Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/ Music: "Carne y Helado" of the official AoE II Soundtrack.

T-West joined me for a very interesting talk about his approach to being a content creator, caster and more recently, tournament host. Cartographers 2 was a great success, which is why we'll discuss how slinging impacted the games and some suprising tournament runs, like T90 and Dark in the Silver Bracket. T-West also answers some questions, that have been sent in and offers unique views on Monks, Skirmishers and many more topics, like his Tetris Mod. T-West was a lovely guest and I hope you enjoy this interview! Chris Links to T-West: twitch.tv/TWestAoe youtube.com/@T-West IG: @twestaoe Patreon: www.patreon.com/twest Podcast: Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/ Timecodes: 00:00 Content Creation 15:00 Cartographers 2 22:15 Slinging 29:20 Tournament Highlights 42:20 Fan Questions Music: www.purple-planet.com

Welcome to the next Age of Empires Magazine. This month, I have plenty of topics to discuss with you! We'll start with Age of Empires news with Cartographers II, talk about the eSports calendar and the extensive tournament program for the coming year, then I'll summarize the current balance changes to the Three Kingdoms civilizations, and we'll talk about a custom scenario that the devs created in cooperation with the Louvre. In Franchise News, I'll tell you briefly about a few updates from AoE IV and AoM, as well as the tournament calendar entries for these games. In Game News, I'll tell you about a few strategy and building releases, and two games have particularly caught my eye this month. Then there's the Podcast News with a brief evaluation of the first month with the new program, and I answer questions from emails that were sent to me. Finally, as always, there's the tournament preview for July 2025. I hope you enjoy this episode! Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/ Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 01:37 News 25:08 Franchise News 30:10 Game News 36:44 Podcast News 44:33 Tournament Outlook July 2025 Links: Louvre Coop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfytw5SJsiQ AoM Event: https://www.ageofempires.com/news/age-of-mythology-retold-update-18-21333/ AoC Classic 2025: https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe2/comments/1kpjgy2/announcing_500_aoc_classic_2025_tournament/ T90 Cup: https://aoe2tournaments.com/event?event=T90%20Community%20Cup DM League: https://aoe2tournaments.com/event?event=Tarnished%20Death%20Match%3A%20Season%205 Road to Age Lan: https://discord.gg/5hC5faeu4Y Yodesla: https://www.twitch.tv/yodesla/about EGCTV: https://www.twitch.tv/egctv?lang=de

Felix hat kurz seinen Richterhammer (nennt man das so?) weggelegt und das Mikrofon angeschmissen und ein bisschen von seinen ersten Arbeitswochen erzählt. Es stellt sich heraus: Richter haben kein Onboarding. Da wir aber stets am Puls der Zeit leben, sprechen wir auch kurz über den Khitan Nerf. Felix ist allerdings seit er arbeitstätig ist zum Singleplayer Spieler mutiert und hat sich sogar, wenig erfolgreich, an einer Playstation versucht. Das nahmen wir zum Anlass dazu, über unsere Spielgewohnheiten zu sprechen. Leider ist beim Schnitt erst aufgefallen, dass wir uns wie alte Männer anhören. Naja... Viel Spaß beim Hören Felix & Christian Unterstütze unser Projekt hier und höre deutsche Versionen aller englischen Podcasts: steady.page/de/startthegamealready/ Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Timecodes: 00:00 Getränke 06:13 Berufseinstieg 18:10 Khitan 24:30 Spielegewohnheiten 42:00 Elo-High 50:00 Sniper Elite 57:30 Fast vergebene Liebesmühe Musik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.

Dear listener, in this episode I present to you: The Noboru Rush! This strategy, named after the japanese player Noboru and popularized by T90, has long died out, but is defenitely worthy to remember. That's why I decided to create a podcast highlighting the startegy and trying to identify just why this strategy appealed to so many players. Special thanks to Reto for sharing his experiences! Please enjoy this episode, Chris Daut vs. Liereyy (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBmXDWDo0Ew Yo vs. Viper (2020): https://youtu.be/zR_WDnr-FaA?si=ioXQbv5qmvWW0JDp Build Order: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=antAHrlZ2f4 Noboru Rush Build Order: Pop 1: Scout Pop 2-7: Sheep Pop 8-9: Wood Pop 10: Lure Boar Pop 11-12: Boar Pop 13-16: Berries (Lure 2nd boar with vill under TC) Pop 17-19/20: Food Click Feudal Send 8-10 Vills Forward Send 2 Injured Vills to stone Send 2 Food villagers to stragglers Hit Feudal Build Blacksmith Research Wheelbarrow Research Scale Mail Armor Research Forging New vills to Food Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Please consider supporting this podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steady.page/de/startthegamealready

Welcome to the first episode in the Masterpieces series! In this series, I‘ll be telling you the stories of those games, that became part of the AoE II history. There‘s hundreds of famous and less famous storys to be told, but I'd like to start with a game that was recently played in Warlords 4, on the first day of the group stage in the match between Barles and Hera. Barles showcased a brand new strategy with an almost brand new civilization and I was deeply impressed by his performance throughout the whole tournament. I'd also like to thank Barles for providing me with a few insights by answering a couple of my questions. Please enjoy this episode about a one of a kind tower creep with fire lancers! The game (with timecode): https://www.youtube.com/live/AqWnP86duE8?si=pYXPhLM06UadVWOl&t=563 Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Discord: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Support the Podcast on: Patreon: patreon.com/startthegamealready Steady (german): steadyhq.com/startthegamealready/ Music: "Carne y Helado" of the official AoE II Soundtrack.