Agreement with Soly - you need to get good at controlling the units before you take on larger armies. In fact, I think the smaller battles can be more fun - you get to try out new maneuvers, and still keep on top of what each unit is up to at all times. Massive armies are fun, too, but some generals often get bogged down trying to keep up with 16 units, all trying to do their own thing. Practice with 6 - 10 units, then move up to 16. Ideally, you should try to mix things up as much as you can. See how effective a missile army is against a melee army, or a cavalry army.

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