I'm like some of the others with a quick early blitz then buildup. For example when I play Danes (my fave) I'll quickly get all of scandanavia then sail over and take all of great britain. Then I'll build up till I have awesome armies and tons of money and kill one faction at a time. I like to attack one at a time, with an amphibious assault and kill everything they have, settle then kill someone else. I like to blitz each country i attack till they are totally demolished.