User:Ungoliant MMDCCLXIV/AOE

Glossary of Age of Empires II terms used by players:

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arb

abbreviation of arbalest

archer rush

the strategy of raiding with archers as soon as possible

BBC

initialism of bombard cannon

BBT

initialism of bombard tower

beach gap

an easy-to-miss gap in the wall located where a treeline meets a body of water

BF

'initialism of black forest

[to] boar lure

the strategy of attacking a boar and fleeing towards the drop point

[to] boom

the strategy of developing one’s economy before attacking the enemy

buffer, buffer unit

unit placed in front of ranged units to prevent the enemy from reaching them

building wall

an arrangement of non-wall buildings such that it functions as a wall

build order

a formulaic order in which buildings should be built and how many villagers should go to each resource during the first stage of the game, often part of a specific strategy

Byz

abbreviation of Byzantines

CA

initialism of cavalry archer

castle drop

the strategy of building a offensive castle in the enemy’s base

closed

(of a map) having lots of natural features (such as cliffs, forests, lakes and mines) such that areas are easy to wall

[to] crush

alternative spelling of krush

dark age rush

the strategy of attacking the enemy with militia (and sometimes some villagers) in the dark age

deer herding

the strategy of moving a unit next to a deer such that it flees towards a drop point

[to] douche rush

the strategy of deleting one’s own town center and building a new one in the enemy’s base during the dark age

to drop

to build

[to] drush

abbreviation of dark age rush

eagle

short for eagle warrior

eco

abbreviation of economy

EW

initialism of eagle warrior

external villager

a villager far from the town center

fast castle

the strategy of getting to the castle age as soon as possible

feudal rush

the strategy of attacking the enemy very early, with feudal age units

flank, flank position

in team games, the area between enemies and allies; antonym: pocket position

[to] flush

abbreviation of feudal rush

forest nothing

a map that is almost completely filled with trees

FU

abbreviation of fully upgraded

[to] galley rush

to raid the enemy’s coastline with galleys as soon as possible

Goth flood

a late-game situation where a Goth player is able to overwhelm the map with units due to their faster barracks

halb

abbreviation of halberdier

HC

initialism of hand cannoneer

to get housed

see housed

[to] grush

abbreviation of galley rush

hit-and-run

to attack with ranged units and flee before the target catches up

housed

unable to create more units due to lack of population space

house wall

a building wall consisting of houses

jag

abbreviation of jaguar warrior

[to] knight rush

the strategy of raiding the enemy with a couple of knights as soon as possible

[to] krush

abbreviation of knight rush

kt

abbreviation of knight

laming

any of several strategies that are regarded as ungentlemanly, such as walling resources and stealing boars

line

a set consisting of a unit and its upgrades, i.e. the spearman line is the spearman, pikeman and halberdier

long-distance

(of resource collection) without using a nearby drop point;

[to] lure

see boar lure

m@a

initialism of man-at-arms

man-at-arms rush

rush using men-at-arms

meatshield

cheap units used to receive hits so that the expensive units remain intact

michi

a map where the players are initially separated by a thick forest

[to] militia rush

synonym of dark age rush

mineral

gold and/or stone

mirror match

a match in which the enemy players are the same civilisation

[to] monk rush

the strategy of getting monks as soon as possible to be used either offensively (converting enemy villagers) or defensively (defending against a knight rush)

nothing map

a map where the only resource is wood

open

(of a map) having few natural features, such that areas are hard to wall

pile

a group of stone or gold mines generated together

pocket, pocket position

in team games, the area between allies; antonym: flank position

Port

abbreviation of Portuguese

to raid

to attack an enemy’s villagers

rax

abbreviation of barracks

[to] rush

any strategy where the goal is to attack very soon

Sara

abbreviation of Saracens

Saracen monk rush

monk rush using the Saracen market to get the needed gold faster

[to] scout rush

rush using scouts;

[to] scrush

abbreviation of scout rush

skirm

abbreviation of skirmisher

to sling

to send resources to one’s ally

[to] smush

abbreviation of Saracen monk rush

to sneak

to conceal villagers or military behind enemy lines to attack from an unexpected direction

to snipe

to kill a unit using ranged attacks

SO

initialism of siege onager

to spam

to create cheap units en masse

Spanish villager rush

late-game attack using villagers with loom, sappers and supremacy

straggler

a tree that is generated by itself rather than in a forest, especially one next to the town center

TC

initialism of town center

[to] tower rush

the strategy of quickly building towers next to the enemy’s resource spots

trade line

a path between markets

trash, trash unit

a unit that doesn’t cost gold

trash war

the latest stage of certain games, where players fight using trash units due to the exhaustion of the map’s gold mines

treb

abbreviation of trebuchet

[to] trush

abbreviation of tower rush

turtling

the strategy of investing heavily in defensive structures

UU

initialism of unique unit

vil, vill

abbreviation of villager

villager rush¹

synonym of Spanish villager rush

villager rush²

synonym of douche rush

xbow

abbreviation of crossbowman

wolf rush

the strategy of luring wolves into the enemy’s base