So you don't want to try the cheats. Ok, now just try these stratgies.

Tip #1

The first tip is to make lots of peasants/peons. Seriously, a lot! At least 5 peasants mining gold, 5 peasants harvesting lumber, and 1 peasant for building. So that means you want at least 11 peasants!

Tip #2

The second tip is before making an offense, you need to make a good defense because if you have upgraded everything, feeling so proud of yourself because you have everything upgraded and your opponent hasn't upgraded anything, there is one thing you usually don't have that he does which is called a good defense, you've been so busy upgrading you didn't have time to build a defense, and if you try now you can't! That's because you don't have the money because you used all of it upgrading, and what I just talked about is one of the many reasons people get destroyed so quickly! And this is the fun part..... for your opponent! So he comes with a bigger offense than you have a defense, then he battles a footman or two and then eventually destroys you.

Tip #3

The third tip is after you have your defense you want to have a good offense. This should consist of footmen/grunts, archers/spearmen, catapults, knights/raiders, clerics/necrolytes, and conjurers/warlocks.

Tip 4

The fourth tip is about upgrading. It is very good to upgrade weapons and armor........after you have a good offense and defense. Once you get a church the first thing you do is research healing (this tip is the only one that doesn't work with orcs because necrolytes can't heal). And after researching healing upgrade weapons and armor.