Rush · Sofas — Malians AoE4
Pit Mine, then the Quarry (0:00–4:24)
Click the Mansa Quarry at 2:45 with 4 builders and 6 woodcutters: Age II arrives at 4:24 with 19 villagers, a second Pit Mine already started.
- 0:00 — 5 villagers chop a straggler tree up to 150 wood, then go to food; the sixth builds the Pit Mine and its 7 Houses.
- 0:20 — The next villager chops a second straggler tree (25 more wood), then rally on food.
- 2:45 — Age up: 4 food villagers build the Mansa Quarry; 6 villagers go to wood, 50 on a straggler tree then a Lumber Camp. Rally on wood up to 10.
- 4:00 — A villager leaves wood to place a second Pit Mine and its Houses.
Two Stables, then the Blacksmith (4:24)
Produce Sofas non-stop from two Stables placed at 4:55 and 5:30, add archers, and aim for 20 Sofas and 12 upgraded Archers at 10:30.
- 4:24 — Age II: rally on food up to 19, then on wood up to 10, then on gold.
- 4:55 — 2 woodcutters build a Stable.
- 5:30 — 2 other woodcutters build a second Stable.
- — While the second Stable is being built, wood villagers move to food, up to 19.
- 6:25 — A Mill and Cattle production.
- 7:00 — A Blacksmith if the opponent goes Castle and you need to dive; 2 Archery Ranges if the game stays in Age II.
Tips
- The author’s army target: 20 Sofas and 12 Archers with their upgrades at 10:30.
- At 7:00, the Blacksmith if the opponent goes up to Castle and you need to dive; two Archery Ranges if it is Age II against Age II.
- No villager on gold in this build: the Mansa Quarry (75 gold per minute) and the two Pit Mines (36 per minute each) pay for the Sofas.
- While the second Stable is being built, move woodcutters to food up to 19: two Stables eat fast.
Source: AoE4 Guides