ambushes, useful or a waste of time and resources?

[Shylence]

exactly how i do it!!!

[Morte66]

Hmm, those tactics seem promising. Lately I've mostly been running armies that aren't in the business of charging, e.g. phalanx/missile combos that like to pin and flank. So I couldn't quite see the advantage in ambushing. But I see what you're getting at now.

[KuKulzA]

as Lusotana ambushing is awesome!
As Sauka Raka I've had more trouble with it, no surprise since there's fewer places to hide and ambush
and as Getai I must say you can sometimes find good places to strike an ambush

bu tthe western hills and forests is where ambushing seems most likely

[Tellos Athenaios]

Ambush: useful! It offers my low-end armies the possibility of taking out enemy medium-high-end armies without suffering many casualties. Especially experienced slingers should prove useful ambushers.

There is a guide at how to ambush, written by k_raso somewhere in the Gameplay subforum...