Sumerians/Strategy

Civilization	Tech Tree	Strategy
The Sumerians have early game advantages, with their increased farm production making it more viable in the early game, and the increased villager HP makes it easier to hunt more dangerous animals, and defend against early game rushes. Late game, they come into their own with powerful units such as Heavy Horse Archer, Heavy Catapult, Scythe Chariot, and Centurion. If the computer controls this civilization in Iron Age with sufficient amount of surplus resources as in deathmatches, the entire army will consist of Heavy Horse Archers and Heavy Catapults. Economy With all the farm upgrades, a Sumerian Farm can put 725 food (technologies are not doubled by the civilization bonus) before needed to be rebuilt again. This allows more wood to be saved on later games and makes micromanagement a lot easier. Sumerians have some early game disadvantages to other rushing civilizations (such as the Shang), but if one can survive to at least the Tool Age, they can start to come into their own. Most Market technologies are available to them. Combat The Sumerians can also do a good fortress strategy, using their economy to make a high quality fort, complete with Ballista Towers and Fortifications. This, doubled with their catapult bonuses, can make them good for taking out forts as well as making them. For infantry, they have Long Swordsman and Centurion, but they are missing Metallurgy, Iron Shield, and Tower Shield. The Sumerians also get the maximum Catapult upgrades. They do have the ability to train War Elephants, although these cannot be upgraded and have no bonuses, so there isn't much reason to use them considering their high cost and how easily they can be converted by enemy Priests. Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths Excellent choice on deathmatches. Best if played from Bronze Age onward. Excellent on land maps (all sizes). Good for all types of strategies. Weaknesses Not recommended on water maps. Priests cannot be full upgraded. Cannot train elite cavalry (melee combat). Not as powerful on random maps.