GUIDE · MATCH RULES
Game speed
The lobby-selected speed changes how quickly in-game actions and timers progress.

Overview
The lobby-selected speed changes how quickly in-game actions and timers progress.
How this system affects decisions
This rule affects match rules. Read the entry’s stated mechanics together with its requirements and related unit or technology pages; its practical value depends on which parts of that system are active in the current match.
How to use this reference
The lobby-selected speed changes how quickly in-game actions and timers progress. This rule is easiest to understand by identifying its trigger, the game objects it affects, and the resulting change. Those details determine whether it matters during an opening, a battle, or a custom scenario.
- Focus
- Match rules
- Signature / category
- How it works
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Match rules
- Classification
- Game systems