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Castle AgeTown Center

FC Boom

Fast Castle into double or triple Town Center boom. Sacrifices early pressure for superior late-game economy.

Total Games
228,494
Win Rate
50.0%

Top Civilizations

Spanish civilization iconSpanish
51.6%13,131g
Mongols civilization iconMongols
48.4%12,007g
Franks civilization iconFranks
50.8%9,872g
Khmer civilization iconKhmer
49.0%9,451g
Persians civilization iconPersians
51.3%9,285g
Bohemians civilization iconBohemians
52.7%9,002g
Burgundians civilization iconBurgundians
52.6%7,420g
Turks civilization iconTurks
53.6%6,869g
Britons civilization iconBritons
48.9%6,766g
Lithuanians civilization iconLithuanians
48.9%6,190g

Win Rate by Map

ArenaArena
49.8%94,252g
ArabiaArabia
48.7%41,966g
NomadNomad
53.1%24,507g
MegarandomMegarandom
50.9%18,066g
HideoutHideout
49.6%8,600g
EnclosedEnclosed
47.9%7,859g
GladeGlade
49.6%7,137g
Black ForestBlack Forest
51.3%5,419g
Golden PitGolden Pit
48.7%3,269g
IsthmusIsthmus
51.8%2,819g

About FC Boom

Fast Castle into double or triple Town Center boom. Sacrifices early pressure for superior late-game economy. Based on 228,494 ranked matches, this opening has an overall win rate of 50.0%. The strongest civilizations executing it right now are Spanish, Mongols and Franks. Compare full civilization tier data on the tier list, dig into the full statistics table, check head‑to‑head win rates on the matchup matrix, or browse all openings on the meta overview.

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Win Rate by ELO Range

800-1000
51.2%51,791g
1000-1200
49.2%86,624g
1200-1400
49.0%38,748g
1400-1600
49.3%17,001g
1600-2200
50.3%19,005g
2200+
52.8%1,995g