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The Market is an economic building in Age of Empires that features the ability to pay tributes to other players, and provides the ability to research many useful upgrades that benefit the economy of a civilization. In Return of Rome it is the land trade building. The Market is an economic building in Age of Empires that features the ability to pay tributes to other players, and provides the ability to research many useful upgrades that benefit the economy of a civilization. In Return of Rome it is the land trade building. The infobox uses the following...The Granary is required for its construction, unless the game starts from the Tool Age in Return of Rome, or Bronze Age in earlier versions of Age of Empires. In Return of Rome, the Market conducts land trade in the same way that Docks conduct naval trade. After researching Wheel, Trade Carts can be recruited at the Market.The absolute best yield that a Trade Cart can get, with Markets in opposite corners of the map and a direct route between them, is 0.58 average gold per second. This is only slightly better than an unupgraded Villager, so most viable routes will be significantly less lucrative than gold mining. The target player neither gains nor loses resources, and diplomatic stance has no effect on trading (although enemy military will attack the Cart). Note that unlike previous versions of Age of Empires, trade does not require the player to donate any resources.A Market is also required to unlock Farms in the Tool Age, and the Government Center and Temple in the Bronze Age, unless the match starts from the Bronze Age or later.
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