Market Rickshaw
Market Rickshaw is the Asian version of a free-building wagon that transforms into a Market. It is delivered through selected Home City content and can establish the economic technology building without the usual Wood cost.
Recorded values
- Durability & mobility
- 250 hit points · 4.0 speed · 18 line of sight
- Ability
- Builds a Market for free
Role, availability & values
It has 250 hit points, 4.0 speed and 20% siege resistance, and builds the Market three times faster than ordinary construction. The wagon is consumed when the Market is placed; its value comes from saving resources and time, not from fighting.
Matchup & timing
Send it toward a protected location where the Market can support upgrades or another objective. Check the card and civilization rules that provide it, then protect the route so the saved construction cost is not lost with the wagon.
Free Market construction and safe placement
Market Rickshaw is a mobile wagon in The Asian Dynasties and Definitive Edition that turns into a Market at no Wood cost. The wagon has 250 hit points, 20% siege resistance, speed 4.0 and line of sight 18. It builds the Market three times faster than ordinary construction, then is consumed as part of the placement. Its advantage is an earlier economic building and saved resources, not combat strength. The Market’s upgrades can improve the economy, so choosing its location determines how safely and conveniently those upgrades can be accessed. Move the Rickshaw to a protected site near the settlement, rather than exposing it on a frontier where a raid can destroy the wagon before the Market is placed. Since the unit arrives through selected Home City content, check the card and civilization rules that grant it; it is not automatically available to all Asian civilizations in every match. Once the Market is built, use its technology options to support the current plan and remember that the free construction does not make the building’s research free. A safe early placement can accelerate economic development while freeing gathered Wood for units, houses or other structures.
Home City access
The wagon is supplied by selected Home City content, so its appearance depends on the chosen civilization and card setup. Plan its route before sending the shipment, because the unit’s 250 hit points are modest and it must survive until the Market is placed.
Using the completed Market
After the Rickshaw is consumed, the Market remains a normal technology building. Choose the upgrades that support the current economy and remember that the free wagon only saves the initial construction cost; it does not remove research costs.
Protecting the wagon
Its free placement is most valuable when the Market completes early enough to use economic research. Keep the Rickshaw under escort until the building is down, then redirect the saved Wood toward units, houses or expansion.
Free Market construction from a shipment
The Market Rickshaw is an Asian wagon that transforms into a Market without the usual Wood cost. It has 250 hit points, four speed and 20% siege resistance, and it constructs the building three times faster than ordinary workers under the recorded rule. Once placed, the wagon is consumed; its value comes from saving resources and time, not from combat. Use it when the Market’s technology access supports the civilization’s economy and the saved Wood can fund units or infrastructure.
Placement and shipment conditions
Access depends on the Home City card and civilization rules, so verify the deck before relying on the Rickshaw. Send it to a protected location where the Market can be used without exposing the wagon during travel. Its building construction is quick, but enemy troops can still interrupt or destroy it before placement. After the Market is built, choose technologies that support resources actually being gathered, and avoid spending Wood as if the wagon were a permanent economic unit. The Market Rickshaw’s role is distinct from other Asian building wagons and should not be assumed to build a different structure.