by attacking your town or occupying your luxury resource deposits, which reduces your production. Scaling Difficulty:

: Never fight a wall without Rams, Catapults, or Mortars.

If you find a cluster of 5–6 barbarian villages all within 1 hour of your town, you’ve hit the jackpot. Establish a dedicated raid fleet (e.g., 30 Slingers + 15 Hoplites + 5 Cargo Ships) and run a continuous rotation. This can yield 10k–20k resources per hour, easily surpassing low-level mines.

To provide a fair write-up, we must acknowledge why some players prefer other targets: