Perzival12

I don’t use or train any women after the starting four, just cause they are useless in combat, whereas citizen soldiers can be ordered to do a massive attack at the end of the game.

I’m super lazy with these, really only build the blacksmith so I can upgrade to city phase. I just upgrade them in order and then forget about them.

I do the exact opposite, basically just sitting in my starting spot and fortifying it into a super defensible position before I do anything aggressive.

I think it depends on how long it takes to capture a building versus destroy it. I always destroy civic centers, then build a new one, which captures all of the nearby enemy buildings. I also tend to destroy towers just cause they take out way to many of my units while I try to do other stuff.

Haven’t noticed that, what maps are you playing?

My favorite has always been the Athenians, though getting to hunt enemy soldiers with the British war dogs is super fun.

Hands down the Roman’s are THE hardest ai civ. With super powerful champions and a lot of siege machines, they can overwhelm my armies in a few minutes.