Ageforge guides
Everything you need to win a match of Ageforge, the free 1v1 lane strategy game: the rules, the counters, every unit's numbers and when to make your big decisions. All stats come straight from the live game data.
BasicsHow to Play Ageforge: A Beginner's Guide
Learn Ageforge in five minutes: earn gold, train units that fight on their own, advance through 4 ages and destroy the enemy keep before overtime at 7:00.
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Basics7 Beginner Mistakes in Ageforge (and How to Fix Them)
The most common reasons new Ageforge players lose: trickling units, ignoring counters, floating gold, advancing at the wrong moment and wasting the ultimate. With a fix for each.
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StrategyAgeforge Counters Explained: What Beats What
The Ageforge counter triangle: Frontline beats Ranged, Ranged beats Fast, Fast beats Frontline for ×1.75 damage. Plus how Splash, armor and army builds fit in.
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StrategyWhen to Advance an Age in Ageforge: XP, Income and Timing
How the 4 Ageforge ages work: XP comes from kills, advancing costs 450 to 2,400 XP, and each age raises income, adds a tower and unlocks a new ultimate.
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StrategyAgeforge Gold Economy: Income, Kill Rewards and Spending Well
How gold works in Ageforge: 200 starting gold, 6–21 gold per second of income, 60% of a unit's cost back on every kill, and why unspent gold loses fights.
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StrategyAgeforge Keep Towers and Ultimates: How to Defend Your Base
Every Ageforge keep tower and ultimate explained: free towers per age, when a tower upgrade is worth it, and how to time Stampede, Arcane Storm, Artillery Barrage and Orbital Strike.
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StrategyAgeforge Overtime Explained: How Every Match Ends
At 7:00 Ageforge enters overtime: both keeps lose HP every second, faster and faster, so no match can stall. Here's the exact rate, the tiebreak and how to play for it.
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ReferenceEvery Ageforge Unit: Stats, Costs and Abilities
All 15 Ageforge units across 4 ages with cost, HP, damage per second, range, armor, role and passive ability, straight from the game data.
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DevicesPlaying Ageforge on Your Phone: Setup and Performance Tips
Ageforge runs in your phone's browser with no app to install. Play in landscape; graphics scale down automatically on budget Android phones. Tips for a smooth match.
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AboutGames Like Age of War: Ageforge and the Lane Battle Genre
Looking for a game like Age of War? Ageforge is a free, online 1v1 take on the lane battler: 15 units, 4 ages and real opponents, in your browser.
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