Age of Empires II, released in 1999 by Ensemble Studios, is a real-time strategy game where stone is a crucial resource for castles, towers and walls. In the Spanish localization, villagers and game commands use short, direct voice lines, and 'dame piedra' literally means 'give me stone.' The line circulates on soundboards and in Spanish-speaking Age of Empires communities as a shorthand joke for resource hunger. Its brevity and instantly recognizable game audio texture keep it useful for memes long after the game's release.