{"id":564,"date":"2024-12-06T00:15:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/?page_id=564"},"modified":"2025-01-23T15:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T15:39:56","slug":"close-maps","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/close-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"Closed Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-657058260\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/wp2119242-age-of-empires-hd-wallpapers.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1771409653\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y75 md-y75 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<h3 class=\"uppercase\">Closed Maps Guide<\/h3>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1771409653 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-1771409653 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-657058260 {\n  padding-top: 99.99%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #banner-657058260 {\n    padding-top: 361px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #banner-657058260 {\n    padding-top: 540px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section has-mask mask-arrow\" id=\"section_544647055\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1456027594\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1117070013\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><b>Principles of Closed Maps:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure to fully wall your base\u2014any opening can make the map &#8220;open&#8221; for your opponent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Closed maps allow you more time to invest in your economy compared to open maps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Games tend to be longer, making relics increasingly important as the match progresses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gathering information on your opponent\u2019s strategy is crucial while booming to avoid being caught off guard.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An early all-in army strategy can overcome a boom, as eco investments take time to pay off.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A fast castle is often the best strategy, as breaking through walls requires time and resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Castles are incredibly powerful and can stop most forms of aggression until the Imperial Age.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monks are a strong and inexpensive option while booming, as they cost no food.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaining control of the map is essential in the Imperial Age.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How to Play on Closed Maps:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s no one-size-fits-all strategy for closed maps, but here are some options and my personal recommendations:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>My Personal Favorite:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Fast Castle<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Focus on maintaining map control while collecting relics. Don\u2019t over-invest in units unless your opponent produces an army. If they do, fight for control until they give up map space!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Unit Composition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Light Cavalry + Monks, Cavalry Archers + Monks, or unique units + Monks.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Other Options:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Fast Castle with All-in Unique Units<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Stay in the Castle Age and focus on aggression until your opponent builds a castle. Once they do, halt unit production, advance to the Imperial Age, and place a forward castle for trebs. Protect your trebs with your castle. If your opponent lacks defenses in castle age, you can continue to press your advantage with more units and upgrades without clicking imperial age.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/boom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Fast Castle Boom<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This strategy sacrifices map control in favor of a stronger economy. While you won\u2019t have relics and will be exposed to aggression, you\u2019ll have a significant timing window to strike during the late Castle or early Imperial Age.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><i>Cuman 2 TC Boom<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Begin with a two-TC boom, then regain map control early in the Castle Age with Stable units. Afterward, build a forward castle, advance to the Imperial Age, and use trebs to attack.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><b>Map Examples:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arena<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortress<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hideout<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_544647055 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-transparent-header.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-564","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=564"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864,"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/564\/revisions\/864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webgurudesign.com\/sitaux\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}