Aztec Chocolate Recipes
Aztec Chocolate Recipes is an Exploration Age technology in Age of Empires III that awards Coin crates as game time passes. Its listed access is through a Trading Post or Tambo on an Aztec settlement, and through the Native Embassy for Mexicans where that option is available.
Research profile
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on an Aztec settlement; Native Embassy (Mexicans)
- Research time
- 10 seconds
- Wood cost
- 225
- Coin cost
- 225
- Effect
- Delivers 1 Chests of Coin (coin 100) for every 2 minutes of game time, up to 30 minutes
Effect & research conditions
Research costs 225 Wood and 225 Coin and takes 10 seconds. The effect grants one 100-Coin crate for every two minutes of game time, up to the 30-minute limit. The repeated reward makes the technology’s value depend on game timing, while its Food and Wood gathering opportunity cost depends on the civilization and research site that provide it.
Research condition
Exploration Age; listed research sites are a Trading Post or Tambo on an Aztec settlement, or the Mexican Native Embassy option. Cost: 225 Wood and 225 Coin; 10 seconds.
When to research
Consider it early enough for the timed Coin rewards to matter, especially if a longer match is expected. The research itself asks for Wood and Coin, so compare that cost with immediate production and the economy needed to reach the next Age. Check the active civilization’s access: the Aztec settlement and Mexican Embassy listings are distinct availability paths.
A timed return rather than a direct combat upgrade
The technology’s effect arrives as 100-Coin crates at two-minute intervals and stops at the stated 30-minute cap. It does not improve unit attacks or increase Villager gathering rates. Its strategic appeal is the opportunity to turn an early research choice into later spending power, but the player gives up resources that could fund units or infrastructure now. Plan around the actual game duration and the access route available in the match.