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Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309

Japanese vs Lakota

Japanese and Lakota share 0 of their regular units and 7 Home City cards. Japanese start worth 1,750 resources and train 17 kinds of units; Lakota start worth 1,300 and train 12.

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Japanese

Start 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

Lakota

Start worth 1,300 · 1 Chests of Coin, 4 Crates of Food, 1 Cords of Wood, 5 Villager, 1 War Chief

Civilization bonus: Begins with 200 population and Huntable Animals last longer, but cannot build Walls until the Industrial Age. Unique units: Axe Rider, Bow Rider, Cetan Bowman, Rifle Rider, Tokala Soldier, Tashunke Prowler, Wakina Rifle and Club Warrior. Unique buildings: Teepee provides small hitpoint bonus to nearby units. Unique ceremonies: Call the People Ceremony and Tokala Ceremony

Units only one of them has

Only Japanese

Only Lakota

Best age-up per age

AgeJapaneseLakota
Colonial AgeGolden Pavilion ≈ 315The Wise Woman ≈ 3,000
Fortress AgeGolden Pavilion ≈ 630The Wise Woman ≈ 6,000
Industrial AgeTorii Gates ≈ 1,140The Wise Woman ≈ 10,000
Imperial AgeTorii Gates ≈ 2,280The Wise Woman ≈ 15,000

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

Home City cards

138

only Japanese

7

in both decks

138

only Lakota