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Der junge Prinz Harald macht sich auf die Reise nach Kyiv, um sich bei dem ihm wohl gesonnenen Jaroslaw dem Weisen zu verdingen. Auf seiner Reise trifft er Úlfr Óspaksson, der ihm fortan treu als Gefolgsmann zur Seite steht und mit ihm in das Gebiet der Rus reist. Es wird sich schnell zeigen, dass Jaroslaw, weise wie er ist, Harald zum Befehlshaber seiner Armee werden lässt und Harald sich gegen die umliegenden Kräfte behaupten muss, die fortwährende Angriffe auf Kyiv durchführen. Und weil das nicht genug ist, mischt sich Michael IV, Kaiser von Byzanz, auch noch ein. Wir wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Hören! Reto & Chris ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Vikings Main Menu Theme of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Herzlich Willkommen zu einer neuen Kampagnenstaffel - dieses Mal in deutscher Sprache und mit einem wundervollen Gast für die gesamte Staffel: Reto ist am Start und spielt sich mit mir durch die sechs Szenarien der jungen Jahre von Harald Hardrade. Harald ist der gerade mal 15 Jahre junge Halbbruder des norwegischen Königs Olav II. In dieser Mission spielen wir die historische Schlacht von Stiklestad nach und versuchen, nach Schwerden zu fliehen. Dabei machen wir Bekanntschaft mit Rebellenarmeen aus Trondheim, der wunderschönen und ungezähmten Flora und Fauna Norwegens und einigen sehr angriffslustigen Norwegern. Wir wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Hören! Reto & Chris ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Vikings Main Menu Theme of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Finally, a Team Game based Masterpiece, thanks to the currently running The League tournament. This on was played on Migration between Team Onimaru Capybaras and Team SalzZ in the fourth round of the group stage. I hope you'll enjoy this display of perfect team synergy! Watch the game here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord ⁠Music: "Carne y Helado" of the official AoE II Soundtrack.

Welcome back to another Age of Empires Magazine! Today’s episode is going to be short and sweet, because August has been a very uneventful month aside from the League and Daniela is too busy with said event so unfortunately she can’t join me for this episode. That’s why today’s episode will give you a bit of an update on the current standings of The League in the News. The second News will be Franchise News and revolve around some of the new information that has been released for the upcoming DLC. I'll also be reading an email and give you a very quick tournament outlook for september 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timecodes: 00:00 Program 00:47 News 09:20 Franchise News 21:32 Emails 25:05 Tournament Outlook September 2026 Links: ⁠Rage Forest 6⁠ ⁠EGC Masters Fall AoE2Germany The League Gamethlon 2026

Today, I want to tell you about the Teutons. They’re one of the Original Civilizations in the 1999s Age of Kings and they play out very differently in the hands of casual and competitive players. The Teutons are considered to be one of the worst civilizations overall and on Arabia particularly in the current meta. They are basically never seen in any tournament and most of the time rated the lowest tier in any kind of tierlist. The reason for this discrepancy is of course the lack of mobility for the Teutons, them being basically the slowest Civ in the game and bad late game options without gold, which are both very important elements when comparing civilizations in competitive matchups. The Teutons serve as a great example of how complicated it is to balance a civilzation well when considering the different skill levels and intentions of players when playing Age of Empires, as they can be completely broken and bad at the same time. Chris Talk to the community on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 08:36 Conversion Resistance & Herbal Medicine 17:08 Murder Holes & Garrison capacities 24:35 Cheaper farms & melee armor 31:50 Unique Unit & Unique Techs 46:17 Strategies & army compositions 01:10:16 Campaign Music: Teutons Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II Soundtrack

This time, I won‘t be talking about Age of Empires II and instead give you a little bit of a review of another strategy game, called Corsair Cove. It‘s been consuming me for the past two weeks, and I believe you‘ll find it to be an interesting game if you enjoy strategic city builder games and/or pirates. I had a ton of fun with the game as it offers a fresh take on the genre. I hope you'll enjoy this little review! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: From Corsair Cove Main Menu and Pirate Camp

Welcome back to another Age of Empires Magazine! Daniela's back cohosting this Episode so be prepared for two and a half hours worth of yapping. We're discussing her first hand experiences in the Brazilian Dynasty as well as The League. I've also invited Dr. Stone on the Podcast, who's just an absolute great guy and he's inviting everyone to join him and his team at the Empires Village, a LAN event in Loano, northern Italy in September. Daniela and I will also cover a couple of Emails that have been sent in and then I will continue talking about three fresh DLC announcements for the entire franchise. The episode is concluded with the tournament outlook for August 2026. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Daniela on Twitch Timecodes: 00:00 Program 05:16 News 02:04:21 Emails 02:24:20 Franchise News 02:30:00 Tournament Outlook August 2026 Links: ⁠Brazilian Dynasty LAN⁠ Empires Village LAN DLC Announcements Regicide Rumble 7 Rage Forest 6 Akkals 3v3 League T90 Community Cup 3 EGC Masters Fall

The crusaders of the Holy Roman Empire  have finally made it to the Holy Land, but sadly their emperor has not. Now, they wish to bring his body to the Dome of the Rock, a holy site in Jerusalem. The city of Jerusalem is well fortified and protected by the city of Damascus and the formidable Saladin, wo has vowed to protect the Holy Land against the invaders. Richard the Lionheart is desperately waiting for Barbarossa and his reinforcements to continue the Third Crusade, as he proves to be yet another incompetent king. This is the final mission of the Barbarossa Campaign and I hope you enjoyed the journey! Chris ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Teuton Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

This mission is based on Barbarossa's ill-fated expedition to the Holy Land during the Third Crusade (1189-1192). In 1187, the Muslim sultan Saladin dealt a crushing blow to the Crusader states at the Battle of Hattin and recaptured Jerusalem. The shock wave hit Western Europe immediately: Pope Gregory VIII issued a papal bull calling for a new crusade to reclaim the Holy Land. Barbarossa, despite his past conflicts with the Papacy, took the cross in March 1188 at the "Diet of Christ" in Mainz, my home town! For Barbarossa, taking the cross was the ultimate act of Christian chivalry, a way to cement his legacy as the secular leader of Western Christendom and secure spiritual salvation. Little did he know how that this crusade would be his end. Chris ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Teuton Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

We are back in the 12th century with the Barbarossa Campaign in mission number four, where Barbarossa is once again determined to conquer Italy. The Italians have rebelled against the Rule of Barbarossa once more, this time, multiple cities at once who have formed the Lombard League. This League was a powerful medieval alliance of northern Italian city-states formed in 1167. Its primary purpose was to resist the aggressive attempts of Barbarossa to assert direct Imperial control over Northern Italy. What makes the alliance so unique is that these Italian communes (like Milan, Venice, Verona, and Bologna) were notorious for fighting each other. However, Barbarossa’s heavy taxation and installation of strict imperial governors forced these rival cities to band together for survival.  Chris ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Teuton Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Welcome back to our third mission of the Barbarossa Campaign! After dealing with our cousin Henry the Lion in the previous one, it is now time to get back at what really matters to Barbarossa and that’s being the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The third mission is based on the sieges of Crema  in 1159 and 1160 as well as Milan in 1162 during Barbarossa's second Italian campaign, which was part of the Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines. These were factions supporting the Pope (Guelphs) and the Holy Roman Emperor (Ghibellines) in the Italian city-states of Central and Northern Italy during the Middle Ages. During the 12th and 13th centuries, rivalry between these two parties dominated political life across Italy and naturally Barbarossa has his own ideas on how to deal with this situation, which leads us to the name of this mission: Pope and Antipope Chris ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Teuton Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Welcome back to the Barbarossa Campaign, where we play as the Teutons and relive the 12th century of central europe out of the perspective of the Holy Roman Empire. Last mission, we’ve pacified the German part of Europe. In this second mission, it’s going to be all about establishing our claim on being this mighty emperor. For that, we make our way to the east to conquer Poland and also test the loyalty of Henry the Lion, our cousin who has his own secret agenda. Chris ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Teuton Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

It´s time for a new campaign run and after a little bit of consideration this campaign will be an old school campaign from the Original Age of Kings Game, released in 1999. I will play the Barbarossa Campaign and take a close look at what it means to be the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in the 12th century. In this mission, I will introduce Barbarossa and tell you how he became the Holy Roman Emperor. Chris ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music: Teuton Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Welcome back to another civilizations Podcast – today abouit the Shu. The Shu are relatively new in the Game being on of the Three Kingdom Civilizations and they come with a rich history of ancient china as well as novel ideas in Age of Empires II. For starters, they have a hero unit that's even playable in multiplayer and two other unique unit as well as regional units. They are predominantly an archer civilization with strong siege options and they can become a dps powerhouse if the unique techs come into play. At the same time, they are somewhat predictable as they don't have too much else to offer. I hope you'll enjoy this episode! Chris Talk to the community on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction 08:30 Eco bonus 15:46 Military bonuses 25:20 War Chariot, White Feather Guard, Liu Bei, Lou Chuan 41:35 Unique Technologies 50:21 Strategies & army compositions 01:03:10 Campaign Music: Shu Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Welcome back to another Age of Empires Magazine! The past month had been very uneventful apart from Heras tournament, so that’s going to be my main topic in this magazine. There’s a bit of franchise news, with AoE mobile coming to PC, and I’m gonna be talking about that a little and finally, I’ve got a couple of emails to discuss as well the tournament outlook for July 2026. I hope you’ll enjoy this episode! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Timecodes: 00:00 Program 01:13 News 17:35 Franchise News 23:14 Emails 25:59 Tournament Outlook June 2026 Links: ⁠Kings Gauntlet⁠ ⁠⁠Specialist Cup 2⁠ Brazilian Dynasty LAN Workshop Wars Triple Threat