GUIDE · MATCH RULES
Score victory
The first player or team to reach the chosen score threshold wins immediately.
Overview
The first player or team to reach the chosen score threshold wins immediately.
What to check before play
A score-threshold victory ends when the selected player or team reaches the configured score. Check the lobby setting and its threshold rather than assuming ordinary conquest rules. Score reflects several parts of a growing match, so the relevant task is to advance the economy, military, and map position without giving away avoidable losses.
Player decisions
Watch the score gap and remaining threshold while choosing whether to raid, defend, or expand. A player close to the target may need to preserve production and deny enemy growth more than chase an exposed army. If trailing, attack the opponent’s valuable economy or secure contested resources before the gap becomes uncatchable. Scenario triggers may impose different conditions, so read the mission objective when this term appears in a custom game.
- Focus
- Match rules
- Signature / category
- How it works
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Match rules
- Classification
- Game systems