When attacking...I sit astirde my steed behind my main battle line (spears gurarding flanks and center, infantry guarding spears and missle troops). I like to present a big fat target to keep entrenched enemies focused on me. While I use my flanks (cavalry and fast infantry) to slip behind an enemy without being seen. I am very patient. Playing against the computer this almost always works, does not work as well on human opponents. Against humans I try to decieve by showing them only part of my force and try to get them to become overconfident and attack me. It is very costly to attack an entrenched enemy with equal forces - you must be sneaky.

When defending...I sit astride my steed in the center, again presenting a big fat target hoping that an enemy will come straight at me. What an enemy SEES will hopefully fill them with overconfidence and by the time they figure out the trap the majority of their forces are taking dirt naps.

All in all I like to think it through after seeing what I am presented with. I use a starting formation that is compact with a strong front to resist a rushing cavalry charge.