Gnome A/T

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so from reading other threads... is it true that homes will offer me more offence/defence then stables?

would i b better off scratching 9% or so stables and putting in extra homes? especially with gnomes enhanced homes?

Yeah, I'd go with homes. Will help the BE of other buildings as well, main drawback is just extra NW for CLOSE to the same military (your max OPA is ever so slightly higher with stables). Big plus is significantly better turtling power, and significantly higher defense when not ALL your troops are out, which is often. Another downside is econ.