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  • [GER] Kampagne: Harald Hardrada #3 Feuer der Walstrasse

    Eben noch gegen Byzanz gekämpft, schließt sich Harald mit seinen zwei Freunden Ulf und Halldor der Warägergarde im Dienste von Michael IV an. Sein Auftrag lautet, das Mittelmeer von den Fatimiden zu befreien. Neben der Piratenjagd beschäftigt uns vor allem die Kaiserin Zoe, die ihre eigenen Pläne zu verfolgen scheint und Harald zunehmend Sorgen bereitet.

    Wir wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Hören!

    Reto & Chris

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    Music: Vikings Main Menu Theme of the official AoE II Soundtrack

    1 hr 39 min
  • [GER] Tafelrunde #34: Ein langer Spaziergang

    Felix und Christian setzen sich wieder mit ihren Getränken an die Tafelrunde und sprechen über einen langen Spaziergang in Big Walk, einem einzigartigen Multiplayerspiel mit Potenzial zum Spiel des Jahres. Felix hat außerdem eine Woche Urlaub genommen und die Zeit mit Mortal Shell II verbracht, einem gigeresquen Soulslike mit einem beeindruckenden Fotomodus. Christian hingegen verbringt ordentlich Zeit in World of Warcraft und erzählt von seiner Vorfreude für WoW Forever und Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

    Viel Spaß beim Hören!

    Felix & Christian

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    Musik: Joey Jojo vom offiziellen AoE II: DE OST.

    1 hr 5 min
  • [GER] Kampagne: Harald Hardrada #2 Im Gebiet der Rus

    Der junge Prinz Harald macht sich auf die Reise nach Kyiv, um sich bei dem ihm wohl gesonnenen Jaroslaw dem Weisen zu verdingen. Auf seiner Reise trifft er Úlfr Óspaksson, der ihm fortan treu als Gefolgsmann zur Seite steht und mit ihm in das Gebiet der Rus reist. Es wird sich schnell zeigen, dass Jaroslaw, weise wie er ist, Harald zum Befehlshaber seiner Armee werden lässt und Harald sich gegen die umliegenden Kräfte behaupten muss, die fortwährende Angriffe auf Kyiv durchführen. Und weil das nicht genug ist, mischt sich Michael IV, Kaiser von Byzanz, auch noch ein.

    Wir wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Hören!

    Reto & Chris

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    Music: Vikings Main Menu Theme of the official AoE II Soundtrack

    1 hr 19 min
  • [GER] Kampagne: Harald Hardrada #1 Blut unter einem geschwärzten Himmel

    Herzlich Willkommen zu einer neuen Kampagnenstaffel - dieses Mal in deutscher Sprache und mit einem wundervollen Gast für die gesamte Staffel: Reto ist am Start und spielt sich mit mir durch die sechs Szenarien der jungen Jahre von Harald Hardrade. Harald ist der gerade mal 15 Jahre junge Halbbruder des norwegischen Königs Olav II. In dieser Mission spielen wir die historische Schlacht von Stiklestad nach und versuchen, nach Schwerden zu fliehen. Dabei machen wir Bekanntschaft mit Rebellenarmeen aus Trondheim, der wunderschönen und ungezähmten Flora und Fauna Norwegens und einigen sehr angriffslustigen Norwegern.

    Wir wünschen euch viel Spaß beim Hören!

    Reto & Chris

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    Music: Vikings Main Menu Theme of the official AoE II Soundtrack

    1 hr 19 min
  • [ENG] Masterpieces #05: Perfect Team Synergy

    Finally, a Team Game based Masterpiece, thanks to the currently running The League tournament. This on was played on Migration between Team Onimaru Capybaras and Team SalzZ in the fourth round of the group stage. I hope you'll enjoy this display of perfect team synergy!


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    ⁠Music: "Carne y Helado" of the official AoE II Soundtrack.

    15 min
  • [ENG] Magazine Ep. #16 September 2026

    Welcome back to another Age of Empires Magazine! Today’s episode is going to be short and sweet, because August has been a very uneventful month aside from the League and Daniela is too busy with said event so unfortunately she can’t join me for this episode. That’s why today’s episode will give you a bit of an update on the current standings of The League in the News. The second News will be Franchise News and revolve around some of the new information that has been released for the upcoming DLC. I'll also be reading an email and give you a very quick tournament outlook for september 2026.


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    Timecodes:

    00:00 Program

    00:47 News

    09:20 Franchise News

    21:32 Emails

    25:05 Tournament Outlook September 2026


    Links:

    ⁠Rage Forest 6⁠

    ⁠EGC Masters Fall

    AoE2Germany

    The League

    Gamethlon 2026

    29 min
  • [ENG] Civilizations #10: Teutons

    Today, I want to tell you about the Teutons. They’re one of the Original Civilizations in the 1999s Age of Kings and they play out very differently in the hands of casual and competitive players. The Teutons are considered to be one of the worst civilizations overall and on Arabia particularly in the current meta. They are basically never seen in any tournament and most of the time rated the lowest tier in any kind of tierlist. The reason for this discrepancy is of course the lack of mobility for the Teutons, them being basically the slowest Civ in the game and bad late game options without gold, which are both very important elements when comparing civilizations in competitive matchups.

    The Teutons serve as a great example of how complicated it is to balance a civilzation well when considering the different skill levels and intentions of players when playing Age of Empires, as they can be completely broken and bad at the same time.

    Chris


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    Timecodes:

    00:00 Introduction

    08:36 Conversion Resistance & Herbal Medicine

    17:08 Murder Holes & Garrison capacities

    24:35 Cheaper farms & melee armor

    31:50 Unique Unit & Unique Techs

    46:17 Strategies & army compositions

    01:10:16 Campaign


    Music: Teutons Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II Soundtrack

    1 hr 17 min
  • [ENG] Corsair Cove: Pirate Citybuilder Meets Turn-Based Strategy

    This time, I won‘t be talking about Age of Empires II and instead give you a little bit of a review of another strategy game, called Corsair Cove. It‘s been consuming me for the past two weeks, and I believe you‘ll find it to be an interesting game if you enjoy strategic city builder games and/or pirates. I had a ton of fun with the game as it offers a fresh take on the genre. I hope you'll enjoy this little review!

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    Music: From Corsair Cove Main Menu and Pirate Camp

    32 min
  • [ENG] Magazine Ep. #15 August 2026

    Welcome back to another Age of Empires Magazine! Daniela's back cohosting this Episode so be prepared for two and a half hours worth of yapping. We're discussing her first hand experiences in the Brazilian Dynasty as well as The League. I've also invited Dr. Stone on the Podcast, who's just an absolute great guy and he's inviting everyone to join him and his team at the Empires Village, a LAN event in Loano, northern Italy in September. Daniela and I will also cover a couple of Emails that have been sent in and then I will continue talking about three fresh DLC announcements for the entire franchise. The episode is concluded with the tournament outlook for August 2026.


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    Timecodes:

    00:00 Program

    05:16 News

    02:04:21 Emails

    02:24:20 Franchise News

    02:30:00 Tournament Outlook August 2026


    Links:

    ⁠Brazilian Dynasty LAN⁠

    Empires Village LAN

    DLC Announcements

    Regicide Rumble 7

    Rage Forest 6

    Akkals 3v3 League

    T90 Community Cup 3

    EGC Masters Fall

    2 hr 35 min
  • [ENG] Campaign: Barbarossa #6 The Emperor Sleeping

    The crusaders of the Holy Roman Empire  have finally made it to the Holy Land, but sadly their emperor has not. Now, they wish to bring his body to the Dome of the Rock, a holy site in Jerusalem. The city of Jerusalem is well fortified and protected by the city of Damascus and the formidable Saladin, wo has vowed to protect the Holy Land against the invaders. Richard the Lionheart is desperately waiting for Barbarossa and his reinforcements to continue the Third Crusade, as he proves to be yet another incompetent king. This is the final mission of the Barbarossa Campaign and I hope you enjoyed the journey!

    Chris

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    Music: Teuton Intro Music of the official AoE II Soundtrack

    21 min

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