The Aztecs are an aggressive nation that survives through military might. Because of this, good Aztec players will develop strong armies early in the game, sometimes sacrificing all of their economic growth in order to train a few extra units. As an Aztec player, your strategies should revolve around producing large early armies and aggressively engaging the enemy. Playing a standard game is viable, especially if facing another nation with somewhat weak economic bonuses. One such strategy is to tech up to Gunpowder Age before amassing a large army, since that maximizes the Resources per Kill bonus and the Free Barracks Troops bonus. When doing this strategy, sending a small Horse Archer raid (or a spam of Atlatls) is usually a good idea - both to slow the opponent's economy and gain extra