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Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309

Indians vs Poles

Indians and Poles share 5 of their regular units and 0 Home City cards. Indians start worth 1,550 resources and train 27 kinds of units; Poles start worth 1,400 and train 20.

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Indians

Start worth 1,550 · 2 Crates of Food, 4 Cords of Wood, 1 Brahmin, 1 Brahmin, 6 Hindu Villager

Civilization bonus: Most shipments will give you additional villagers. Villagers cost wood instead of food, cannot gather food from livestock. Unique units: Brahmin, Flail Elephant, Gurkha, Howdah, Mahout Lancer, Rajput, Siege Elephant, Sepoy, Sowar and Zamburak. Unique buildings: Sacred Field generates more exp when tasked with livestock and also trains cows. Mango Grove is a resource for wood. Caravanserai fulfils a similar role to stables. Wonders: Agra Fort, Charminar Gate, Karni Mata, Taj Mahal, Tower of Victory

Poles

Start worth 1,400 · 4 Crates of Food, 2 Cords of Wood, 6 Settler, 1 Hetman

Civilization bonus: Buildings cost less and build faster, but are weaker. Starts with a Hetman, a cavalry hero who can construct the Sejm, a building that produces resources based on Settler population. Royal guard units: Cavalry Archer (Pancerny), Piechur (Kurpie Marksman), Pikeman (Scytheman), and Retainer (Vanguard). Unique units: Hetman, Winged Hussar, Retainer, Piechur. Unique buildings: Folwarks can train military units and also replace Mills and Livestock Pens. The Sejm combines an early Capitol and Factory.

Units only one of them has

Both: Caravel, Frigate, Galleon, Monitor, Surgeon.

Best age-up per age

AgeIndiansPoles
Colonial AgeKarni Mata ≈ 500The Naturalist ≈ 700
Fortress AgeKarni Mata ≈ 1,000The Scout ≈ 840
Industrial AgeTaj Mahal ≈ 1,500The Cavalry Marshal ≈ 1,400
Imperial AgeKarni Mata ≈ 2,400The Royalist ≈ 2,100

The choice that hands over the most in resources (units at train cost, livestock and crates at what they hold).

Home City cards

150

only Indians

0

in both decks

153

only Poles