Hello and welcome to the Age of Empires II FAQ for help those who are going to star
now first of all let's star rating the civilizations of the game

-Byzantine civilization 8.3/10
okay now the Byzantine is a great for star, is sure this is the type of civilization for
begginers in this game, they have all the technology make the number of strategies
very huge, make them hard to predict their movement and type of fight,
(can be ranged, direct or defensive the most used) chagens with every player
Type of civilization: defensive

good points
-Buildings gain +10% HPs in Dark Age, +20% Feudal Age, +30% Castle Age, +40% Imperial Age
-Camels, Skirmishers, Spearmen are 25% cheaper
-Fire Ships attack 20% faster
-Advance to Imperial Age costs 33% less
-Town Watch technology free

-Britons civilization 7.9/10
The Britons is an good civilization in long range combat, really good 
but is a little lack on defense, (especially weak against cavaliers)
type of civilization: offensive

good points
-Town Centers cost -50% Wood from Castle Age
-Foot archers have +1 range in Castle Age, +1 in Imperial Age
-Shepherds work 25% faster

-Celts civilization 9/10
this civilization is one of the best of the game, this civilization is used for his
great speed, also this is an excellent civilizations for attack and run, also have 
the most powerful siege weapons in the game with the greatest HP and fastest fire 
type of civilization: offensive

good points
-Lumberjacks work 15% faster
-Infantry move 15% faster
-Siege weapons fire 20% faster
-Sheep cannot be converted by enemies if within a unit's line of sight

-Chinesse civilization 8.1/10
Chinesse civilization is a power full economic civilization, is the civilization who have 
better economic bonus, is amazing to get resource's, and good in that fact, in War fact is okay
type of civilization: economic

good points
-Start game with three extra villagers, but with -200 food and -50 wood
-Town Center supports ten population 
-Technologies are 10% cheaper in Feudal Age, 15% in Castle Age, 20% in Imperial Age
-Demolition Ships have 50% more HP

-Franks 9.3/10
Franks are amazing civilization.... but is a  little hard to play, is more recomemded for players
who already knows how to play and know how this civilization works; Are great with cavaliers,
manual artillery (good for taking down defenses) and is the civilization who can get more food than 
any other
type of civilizations: offensive; defensive

good points
-Farm upgrades are free
-Castles are 25% cheaper
-Knights have 20% more HP

-Ghots 6.2/10
okay this is what I'm think, the worst civilization of the game, Ghots are only
focus on infantery units, only in infantery, all other facts like technology and economic
are really worse and slow than other civilizations, also if you have a civilization like Franks against 
this one well...... I'll wish you luck, also have some little bonus but still be a really bad civilization
type of civilization: Aggressive

good points
-Farm upgrades are free
-Castles are 25% cheaper
-Knights have 20% more HP

bad points
-Defenses, technology and economic are slower

-Japanses 8.8/10
the Japanse civilization is a regular civilization compared to other in the land....
but in the sea and in islands well... it turns in one of the best civilizations to fight on islands map
they economic is more based on the sea (principal on the fishing) in land is a okay
civilization ut in sea is very good one
type of civilization: offensive

good points
-Fishing ships have +100% HP, +2 piercing armor and work 5% faster in Dark Age, 10% Feudal Age, 15% Castle Age, 20% Imperial Age
-Mills, Lumber Camps, and Mining Camps are 50% cheaper
-Infantry attack 10% faster in Feudal Age, 15% Castle Age, 25% Imperial Age

-Mongols 7.8/10
this civilization is great, is a little hard to lear their technics, but are really good
star with this civilization strongs reminds in their cavaliers, their cavaliers
aren't really heavy (like paladins) but their camel's compensating for their lack of effective heavy cavalry
type of civilization: offensive

good points
-Cavalry Archers and Mangudai fire 20% faster
-Light Cavalry have 30% more HP
-Hunters work 50% faster

-Persians 8.5/10
the persians are great cavalier civilization, they have most of their bonus focused in cavaliers
unit's and also his Castle unit (War Elephant) is like a huge demolisher cavalier, they have a little lack
on their other units but are okay
type of civilization: offensive

good points
-Start game with +50 Food and +50 Wood
-Town Centers and Docks have +100% HP and work 10% faster in Feudal Age, 15% in Castle Age,
20% in Imperial Age

bad points
-No champions

-Saracens 7.8/10
right we almost finish.... well the Saracens are unit's focus on Camel's and mounted archery
they are really good at archery (not like the Britons) but still good, also are very good against cavaliers
and heavy cavaliers
type of civilization: offensive
 
good points
-Market trade cost is 5% of goods
-Transport ships have +100% HP and +5 carry capacity
-Galleys attack 20% faster
-Cavalry archers have +3 attack bonus vs buildings

-Teutons (Romans) 8.6/10
They are focus on 2 things, Defenses and economic, sure if we look to they 
castle unit Teutonic knight, are relative the slowest unit in the game, (to be just an small knight)
but have the better meele stats of all the game is like to put them protecting the fortress doors or something like that
the Romas are excellent for hold strong attacks
type of civilization: defensive

good points
-Monks have +100% heal range
-Towers garrison +100% more units
-Murder Holes technology free
-Farms are 33% cheaper
-Town Centers have +5 line of sight

-Turks 9.5/10
the Turks are the civilization is more focus in the mind power.... their strategy are harder to get, 
but they are focus on the devolements from the university, is a very smart civilization and very skilled in maths
and in chemistry
type of civilization: offensive

good points
-Gunpowder Units have +25% HP
-Gunpowder technologies are 50% cheaper
-Chemistry technology free
-Gold miners work 15% faster
-Light Cavalry and Hussar upgrade free

-Vikings 7.6/10
the Vikings is the last civilization of the game, their are the most great sailors units, use them in 
coast or island maps are really good 

good points
-Warships are 20% cheaper
-Infantry have +10% HP in Feudal Age, 15% Castle Age, 20% Imperial Age
-Wheelbarrow and Hand Cart technologies are free

bad points
-lees defense on tower and walls, with not much advances in those aspects
-monks are weaker than other civilizations

Note: I have some issues with the colors
Note 2: color issues fixed

This is a pretty nice game guide you made. I think you did a great job with making the guide have a pretty good amount of length and detail. Anyone playing Age of Empires II should read this guide.

gamerforlifeforever2 : well thanks to you....
okay I'll add summons to the AoE players I know...

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I like the guide. I think I'd modify one or two if I wrote it, but overall, good.