How would you describe AoE2 to a person that's never heard of it?

How would you briefly tell a person what the game is about? I feel like something like "amazing RTS" is kind of bland and doesn't honestly capture the whole game for what it really is. You want to tell them something that shows them how cool the strategy component is, the amazing micro and macro management possible, and simply the uniqueness of it compared to how lots of other games are today. There's also the scenario editor, which gives you infinite possibilities for greatness.

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I've honestly been struggling to come up with a concise explanation when telling people about it and just grasp for comparisons to other games (which doesn't work well); does someone here have any words that can effectively capture the marvel of this game?