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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
243,684
Win Rate
50.0%

Top Civilizations

Spanish civilization iconSpanish
51.8%13,961g
Mongols civilization iconMongols
48.3%12,856g
Franks civilization iconFranks
50.6%10,569g
Khmer civilization iconKhmer
49.0%10,085g
Persians civilization iconPersians
51.5%9,801g
Bohemians civilization iconBohemians
52.7%9,480g
Burgundians civilization iconBurgundians
52.8%7,941g
Turks civilization iconTurks
53.7%7,266g
Britons civilization iconBritons
49.0%7,174g
Lithuanians civilization iconLithuanians
49.1%6,606g

Win Rate by Map

ArenaArena
49.9%100,935g
ArabiaArabia
48.8%45,329g
NomadNomad
53.1%24,815g
MegarandomMegarandom
51.0%19,975g
HideoutHideout
49.6%8,650g
EnclosedEnclosed
47.9%8,041g
GladeGlade
49.6%7,137g
Black ForestBlack Forest
51.3%5,419g
Golden PitGolden Pit
48.7%3,290g
IsthmusIsthmus
51.8%2,922g

About FC Boom

Fast Castle into double or triple Town Center boom. Sacrifices early pressure for superior late-game economy. Based on 243,684 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%55,712g
1000-1200
49.2%90,946g
1200-1400
49.0%40,555g
1400-1600
49.2%18,710g
1600-2200
50.2%21,034g
2200+
52.7%2,201g