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Join the Age of Empires II: DE Second Anniversary Celebration!

November is here and we are celebrating the second anniversary of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, and with an entirely new event for the occasion!

This year’s Second Anniversary Event is very special. Each set of challenges will unlock many rewards that you might have missed out on in the past. No More FOMO! So, get ready to unlock everything you never knew you wanted!

New Rewards!

Now through December 1st complete the in-game tasks within the time limit to unlock exclusive rewards!

Day ~🎯 Sign in to Xbox Live.
🏆 Unlock all Player Profile Icon event rewards from the first 3 months of 2020. 
💾 *Required* to save any rewards unlocked during the event!

Each of the following challenges must be unlocked in order and on separate days:

Day 1🔒 Train 20 unique units in any amount of matches.  
🧱 Unlock all Mod event rewards from the first 3 months of 2020. 
Day 2🔒 Construct 5 Monasteries in any amount of matches.
🏆 Unlock all Player Profile Icon event rewards from the second third of 2020.
Day 3🔒 Play an Empire Wars match in Skirmish or Multiplayer.
🧱 Unlock all Mod event rewards from the second third of 2020. 
Day 4🔒 Raze 20 Buildings.
🏆 Unlock all Player Profile Icon event rewards from the third 4 months of 2020. 
Day 5🔒 Train 3 Militia or Men-at-arms before 15 minutes of game time 
🧱 Unlock all Mod event rewards from the third 4 months of 2020. 

Keep It All (Forever)!

Remember: if you sign in to Xbox Live during the event, you’ll get to keep all of the mods and profile icons you’ve achieved! Sign in, earn your rewards, and enjoy!

We hope you enjoy the Second Anniversary Event!

—The Age of Empires Team


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