Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Dutch vs French
Dutch and French share 16 of their regular units and 82 Home City cards. Dutch start worth 1,350 resources and train 21 kinds of units; French start worth 1,290 and train 22.
DutchStart worth 1,350 · 4 Chests of Coin, 2 Cords of Wood, 1 Envoy, 1 Explorer, 6 Settler
Civilization bonus: Trains Merchants, unique villagers that cost coin instead of food and have lower train limit, but gather coin 15% faster. Begins with an Envoy. Royal guard units: Halberdier (Stadswacht) and Ruyter (Carabineer) Unique units: Merchant, Envoy, Ruyter and Fluyt Unique buildings: Can build Banks to automatically produce coin
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, Culverin, Falconet, Fishing Boat, Frigate, Veteran Halberdier, Hussar, Monitor, Mortar, Pikeman, Priest, Skirmisher, Surgeon, Horse Artillery, Petard, Spy.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Dutch | French |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  The Naturalist ≈ 500 | The Naturalist ≈ 500 |
| Fortress Age |  The Sergeant at Arms ≈ 720 | The Gentleman Pirate ≈ 800 |
| Industrial Age |  The Tycoon ≈ 1,000 | The Engineer ≈ 1,000 |
| Imperial Age |  El Presidente ≈ 2,000 | 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
93
only Dutch
82
in both decks
84
only French