Start conditions: Five adversaries: The Rat, Duc de Puce, The Pig, Duke Truffe, The Pig, Duke Pigsbury, The Pig “Boar” Lionheart,Richard
Here we’ve got 2000 pieces of Gold for both player and each adversary.
Right from the beginning, you’re quarrelling with the three adversaries nearby about the northern stone and iron deposits. Therefore, you have to bring these important areas and your “neighbours” under control as much early as possible.
This first task is achievable, because your opponents are starting under the same financial conditions and they are slowly making progress with their developments.
First I would build: 1 granary, 5 stockpile elements, 3 woodcutters, 2 apple orchards, 1 market, 1 barrack and 1 engineer’s guild.
After that, I advise you to buy about 80 stones to erect two square towers connected with walls and manned by two mangonels ordering sustained fire against the Pig’s and the Rat’s nearest positions. It’s effective to send several crossbowmen and Arabian archers onto both towers. Don’t fail to pull down some wall stairs again to block up the access to your towers, if the hostile soldiers should try to enter them.
Your next steps are: 2 hovels, 1 brewery, 1 inn, 1 armoury and 5 fletchers ( two of them producing bows, three crossbows). Permanently keep an eye on the stone and iron deposits. If there isn’t any danger to use them, you should erect at least two quarries, four ox tethers and three iron mines. Keep on consolidating your settlement by adding more square towers, manned by mangonels to press your “neighbours” hard.
A well-running stone and iron production will allow you to improve your financial situation for a prospering economic development. You have to look after more huts and a stable production of swords and armours by recruiting several offensive units (swordsmen). Assisted by some catapults and fire ballistas you will be able to eliminate all enemies one after another. However, the hardest opponent certainly will be Richard Lionheart, but believe me; he will finally surrender, if you are persistent and patient!