Quote Originally Posted by Geoffrey S
An awful lot of people seem to be having easy first campaigns; is there a chance CA built in some kind of difficulty increase after, say, two started campaigns? It just strikes me a lot of people say their first campaigns are walkovers, then start a new one and get thrashed.

Of course, it could just as easily be the random nature of the hordes.
Most people that have a nice campaign don't say much, they just love to play it. Those that experiences a bad one will of course come here to vent their sadness. I believe it is the random factor playing in.