Starting off on the right foot is everything. In this video I'll break down the standard way to start a game of Age of Empires 2, and why it works so well. Nearly all build orders start this way, so it applies to nearly all strategies. Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/SpiritoftheLaw Background music from Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com/ Game: Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition, with Forgotten Empires, African Kingdoms, Rise the Rajas, and Last Khans expansions