How to beat
Chineseas Knights Templar
Matchup tips
Imperial Palace's biggest value is right at the start of the age. You scout what your opponent is doing. You're like, 'Okay, that's his comp.' You just saw the Hospitaller.
When China goes for the Imperial Official opening, they lack immediate gold for a Zhuge Nu if gold is harassed.
An Imperial Official costs roughly 100 resources to replace, so killing them slows down tax gathering.
China has a weak timing during the farm transition where their economy slows for a few minutes until the farms kick in.
Placing a Barbican of the Sun in the middle can deny two ponds simultaneously against Knights Templar, shutting down a large water investment with relative ease.
Building a Barbican to deny KT's ponds is a heavy investment that can leave you open to counter-raids, as you spend extra resources to reach Song Dynasty.
Chinese can use the Imperial Official's supervision ability to speed up monk production and get them out quickly.
China's farms placed around a granary are very efficient, greatly boosting food income.
Song Dynasty helps Chinese recover from early villager losses by providing faster villager production.
Chinese Unique Units
Chinese Landmarks
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