While I wait another week for pre-ordered M2TW to reach the boonies where I live, I've been reading in here. And one thing I've noticed is that nobody's put up a guide about playing as the Moors. I find this interesting, because back in the MTW day, folks were drooling all over their equivalent faction back then, the Almohads (which back then we called the "Elmoheads" after a prominent forum member of those times).

So what's it like playing the Moors/Almohads/Elmoheads in M2TW? The MTW version had some killer early/cheap infantry, the AUMs (Almohad urban militia), and with them could do some serious damage. OTOH, they had to be strong everywhere because an amphibious Crusade could land anywhere in North Africa at the drop of a hat. At least in the right hands. If you look way back in the MTW Almohad guides, you might find an example of what could go wrong with that faction when under my control I've been looking forward to expunging the shame of that game since I learned that M2TW was coming out.