Deathmatch is a common gametype that starts all of the players with a large quanitity of resources.

Age of EmpiresEdit

Deathmatch (DM) is a gametype where all players start with 20,000 Food, 20,000 Wood, 10,000 Gold, and and 5,000 Stone. It is most often played with Iron Age start setting. The high resources allows the player to quickly expand the empire, with a strong army and work force. Epic battles will take place and the winner is usually the one who can, despite the high starting resources, create a grand sustainable economy while overwhelming the opponent with hordes of warriors.