Civilization comparison · AoE3: DE 100.19.18309
Lakota vs Poles
Lakota and Poles share 2 of their regular units and 23 Home City cards. Lakota start worth 1,300 resources and train 12 kinds of units; Poles start worth 1,400 and train 20.
LakotaStart 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
PolesStart 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
Only Lakota
Villager
Only Poles
Villager
Infantry
Both: Fishing Boat, Surgeon.
Best age-up per age
| Age | Lakota | Poles |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 3,000 | The Naturalist ≈ 700 |
| Fortress Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 6,000 | The Scout ≈ 840 |
| Industrial Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 10,000 | The Cavalry Marshal ≈ 1,400 |
| Imperial Age |  The Wise Woman ≈ 15,000 | The 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
122
only Lakota
23
in both decks
130
only Poles