Age of Empires II, first released in 1999, included a set of numbered chat taunts that let players send quick preset messages to allies and opponents without typing. Taunt six asked for stone, one of the four basic resources needed for walls, towers and castles. Because the game stayed popular through re-releases and competitive play, its taunts became shorthand among fans and spread into streams, highlight reels and meme edits, where the polite resource request now works as a joke even for people who have never played.