Quote Originally Posted by Landwalker

On the note of losing games to the AI, you might take a look at Warcraft III. I haven't played it in a while (and I never played the Frozen Throne expansion), but I do remember that I was always convinced that the AI was going to tear me apart. I don't know if that's because it gets significant resource bonuses, or because it has some of the more successful "starting tactics" programed into its operation (to facilitate rushing and the like). Just some thoughts.

Cheers.
Warcraft 3 is quite hard, even on easy it requires early rushes or some heavy recruiting to take the enemy base. Thats why when I play the AI I always have a computer ally to help out, if only to act as meatshield for me