hey man, I always play as teh hungarians, I love them. I usually do v ery good with them.

At the begining do not rush! I build farms and get rich. Once u get rich make a nice army, of armored spearmen archers and men at arms. Then attack either venice or byzantine, I usually attack the byz until I reach constantinople (because of the money) then, I border myself there and expand east until I reach france :)