Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Dutch vs Japanese
Dutch and Japanese share 3 of their regular units and 16 Home City cards. Dutch start worth 1,350 resources and train 21 kinds of units; Japanese start worth 1,750 and train 17.
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
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 Dutch
Villager
Only Japanese
Villager
Artillery
Both: Monitor, Priest, Spy.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Dutch | Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  The Naturalist ≈ 500 | Golden Pavilion ≈ 315 |
| Fortress Age |  The Sergeant at Arms ≈ 720 | Golden Pavilion ≈ 630 |
| Industrial Age |  The Tycoon ≈ 1,000 | Torii Gates ≈ 1,140 |
| Imperial Age |  El Presidente ≈ 2,000 | 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
149
only Dutch
16
in both decks
129
only Japanese