Fast Castle · Ryokan — Sengoku Daimyo AoE4
Three Yatai, then the Ryokan (0:00–4:40)
Age up at 3:15 with 15 villagers: three Yatai out before 2 minutes, 6 miners and 4 builders on the Ryokan; Age II arrives at 4:40.
- 0:00 — 2 villagers on wood, 4 at the Matsuri on gold: 1 builds it, the other 3 mine. The Town Center rallies on sheep.
- 0:30 — Buy 100 wood at the Matsuri and produce a Yatai; a Farmhouse with the first food villager.
- 1:00 — Same purchase, second Yatai.
- 1:30 — Third Yatai; the 2 woodcutters move to gold. Against the French, build a Barracks at this point instead.
- 3:00 — Buy 100 food at the Matsuri with gold.
- 3:15 — Age up: 4 food villagers build the Ryokan, 3 others go to wood; rally on wood. Against Feudal knights, Koka Township replaces the Ryokan.
Daimyo, production, Brewery (4:40–8:30)
Get two Daimyo and production out from 4:40 with 19 villagers, choose against the opponent between staying in Age II and going up, then start the Sake Brewery at 7:30 for Age III at 8:30.
- 4:40 — Age II: the builders join wood and gold. Two Daimyo, then military production; depending on the opponent, you stay in Age II or go up right away.
- — Two target splits: to play Age II, 10 villagers on food, 5 on wood and 8 on gold; to go up to Age III, 15 on food and 8 on gold.
- 7:30 — Age up with the Sake Brewery: 8 villagers build it; more villagers on wood for a Stable.
Age III at 8:30 (8:30)
Reach Age III at 8:30 with 31 villagers, 14 of them on gold, and wood for the Stable.
- 8:30 — Age III: 12 villagers on food, 5 on wood for the Stable, 14 on gold.
Tips
- Koka Township against Feudal knights, the Ryokan in every other case: the choice is made when you click, at 3:15.
- Against the French, the author builds a Barracks at 1:30 instead of sending the 2 woodcutters to gold.
- For an Age II with a lot of wood, the author recommends placing the Matsuri next to the wood rather than on the gold.
- After 4:40, the two Daimyo and the production decide what comes next: stay in Age II or go up at 8:30.
- Variant: linutux buys his Yatai at 0:47, 1:34 and 2:41, builds a Ryokan at 4:00 with 2 straggler-tree villagers, places a Barracks at 4:19 then the Takeda Clan Daimyo Estate at 6:02; his Sake Brewery goes inside the Matsuri aura.
Source: AoE4 Guides