Age of Empires: Unofficial Strategies & Secrets

This book gave me an excellent source of information on the game and has made me a better player. Anyone that enjoys this game and wants to improve should definetely read this strategy book on AOE.

I glanced through this book several times at the local bookstores since it was the only one I was able to find of the first three coming out. After reading the reviews for the Microsoft book, I think this one suffers the same problem: it's geared towards the scenarios and not the real point of the game (in my opinion) which is its great multiplayer play. There is, as I recall, one chapter that deals mainly with multiplayer play. It looked like an OK chapter, but it's still just one chapter. I want a whole book on multiplayer strategy.

I suggest you trot down to the local bookstore before you commit to purchasing this one, because if you're into the online game, it's probably not what you want. If you're just getting started or intend to focus on the 1-player game, then this book is probably decent.

I read this book cover-to-cover... not one darn thing that i hadnt gotten from mrgrinch.com . And that site is free. My advice would be to visit a few websites and read the help file... this book is only for beginners .