Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Danes vs French
Danes and French share 20 of their regular units and 82 Home City cards. Danes start worth 1,100 resources and train 24 kinds of units; French start worth 1,290 and train 22.
DanesStart worth 1,100 · 3 Crates of Food, 2 Cords of Wood, 1 Explorer, 5 Settler, 1 Customs Wagon
Civilization bonus: Ages are cheaper but cannot Revolt. Starts with a Customs House that holds all resource crates and grants income for shipments of other players. Royal guard units: All military land units. Unique units: Snaphane and Gunboat. Unique buildings: Customs House gets resources from shipments. Round Churches act as defensive buildings. Watch Houses train and upgrade Snaphaner.
FrenchStart worth 1,290 · 5 Coureur des Bois, 3 Crates of Food, 2 Cords of Wood, 1 Explorer, 1 Native Scout
Civilization bonus: Begins with a Native Scout. Trains Coureurs des Bois instead of Settlers. Royal guard units: Skirmisher (Voltigeurs), Cuirassier (Gendarmes) Unique units: Coureurs des Bois and Cuirassier
Units only one of them has
Both: Caravel, Crossbowman, Culverin, Dragoon, Falconet, Fishing Boat, Frigate, Galleon, Veteran Halberdier, Hussar, Monitor, Mortar, Musketeer, Pikeman, Priest, Skirmisher, Surgeon, Horse Artillery, Petard, Spy.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Danes | French |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  The Naturalist ≈ 700 | The Naturalist ≈ 500 |
| Fortress Age |  The Scout ≈ 720 | The Gentleman Pirate ≈ 800 |
| Industrial Age |  The Viceroy ≈ 1,300 | The Engineer ≈ 1,000 |
| Imperial Age |  The Royalist ≈ 2,200 | El Presidente ≈ 2,000 |
The choice that hands over the most in resources (units at train cost, livestock and crates at what they hold).
Home City cards
68
only Danes
82
in both decks
84
only French