1TC Winery + Longbows ->Fast Castle Varangian

6000

• 5 Villager on Sheep ( Rally Villager until 7 on Sheep )
• 1 Villager build Cistern then House on side of tc opposite Berries.

7030

Rally Villager until 3 on Gold then Rally Sheep until Feudal Age

5030

Drop off resources and build Grand Winery with 4 Sheep Villager on the Berries.

4130

<- Remacro.

8530

• Age II Macro:: Put all 8 Villager Food on Berries next to Grand Winery. Rally 8 total Villager on Wood.
• Research Wheelbarrow from Grand Winery

0000

1 Villager builds House + Cistern (connect)+ Mercenary House

0000

• Get following upgrades when possible Double Broadaxe Specialized Pick Border Settlements Forestry Horticulture

11830

Start making Olive Grove around Grand Winery towards Town Center (TC) for safety.

10860

• Go heavy on gold when over 600 Food to get Castle Age
• At around 8 mins you should have about 10 Olive Grove. Keep making them as you gather more Wood

0000

• When you have a good Olive Grove setup, you go age 3. You should have enough "Longbows" and/or Limitanei to defend aggression.

1510100

• Make Barracks before age 3 to spam Varangian Guard.

0000

Keep adding Olive Grove and build more Barracks so you can spam Varangian Guard + Longbows

0000

• Additional Tips:
• Use longbows around resources to get vision if you dont have Border Settlements or Outpost up. You want to make Outpost on Berries if they are facing your enemy. Make Outpost on the Gold if no forward Berries.