GUIDE · BATTLE STRATEGY
Toom Tabard three-Town-Center buildup
Toom Tabard gives a thirty-minute warning before the Scottish Army attacks, but the Berwick Garrison raids much earlier. Boom with multiple Town Centers and build Castles before the first major raid.

Overview
Toom Tabard gives a thirty-minute warning before the Scottish Army attacks, but the Berwick Garrison raids much earlier. Boom with multiple Town Centers and build Castles before the first major raid.
Plan and execution
Scout settlement locations and place several Town Centers, assigning new Villagers to Sheep and core resources. Build Castles to stop the Berwick Garrison’s raids and aim to have the first ready before its roughly fifteen-minute assault. Use a full Longbowman garrison to strengthen a key Castle, then advance toward Imperial Age before the Scottish army begins its offensive.
Risks and adaptation
A single Castle may fall to a large raid even with Murder Holes. Keep a mobile force to handle Crossbowmen and Scorpions, and avoid waiting for the thirty-minute timer to begin fortifying.
- Focus
- Reach Imperial Age before the Scottish army’s thirty-minute advance
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Battle strategy
- Classification
- Battle strategies