Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Danes vs Japanese
Danes and Japanese share 3 of their regular units and 11 Home City cards. Danes start worth 1,100 resources and train 24 kinds of units; Japanese start worth 1,750 and train 17.
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.
JapaneseStart worth 1,750 · 1 Chests of Coin, 4 Crates of Food, 3 Cords of Wood, 1 Orchard Rickshaw, 1 Sohei Archer, 1 Sohei Archer, 6 Villager
Civilization bonus: Villagers cannot hunt. Shrines attract animals to generate resources. Unique units: Ashigaru Musketeer, Atakebune, Daimyo, Flaming Arrow, Fune, Sohei Archer, Morutaru, Naginata Rider, Tekkousen, Samurai, Yabusame Archer and Yumi Archer. Unique buildings: Cherry Orchard is a resource for food. Dojo generates armies automatically and Shrines are Japanese homes. Wonders: Golden Pavilion, Great Buddha, The Shogunate, Torii Gates and Toshogu Shrine
Units only one of them has
Only Danes
Villager
Only Japanese
Villager
Artillery
Both: Monitor, Priest, Spy.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Danes | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  The Naturalist ≈ 700 | Golden Pavilion ≈ 315 |
| Fortress Age |  The Scout ≈ 720 | Golden Pavilion ≈ 630 |
| Industrial Age |  The Viceroy ≈ 1,300 | Torii Gates ≈ 1,140 |
| Imperial Age |  The Royalist ≈ 2,200 | Torii Gates ≈ 2,280 |
The choice that hands over the most in resources (units at train cost, livestock and crates at what they hold).
Home City cards
139
only Danes
11
in both decks
134
only Japanese