"Right When you start the game ( if your the celts ) Make Some Milita That way if you are attacked you can defend your self about ten fifteen is a good number Plus they are usefull for getting ride of wolves.
Then In the fudial age you make achers to defend you town and plenty of towers to put them in . then focus on trade with any allies .in the castle age ATTACK ! your woad raiders and light cavlery would be good there fast so if the balltle is'nt going your way retreat and come back lattler. If you leave attacking to the Impereal age You will porbably be wiped off the map. Good enemys For the Celts Would be the british And the vikinigs

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If you are any civy that favours infantry and your fight one that puts great enphisi on the hevy horse you can run and hide or use a holl load of spears" - William Wallace

"if u r playin a map with a lot of water the enemy tends to walk along the shore as his attack route so attack his moving infantry and siege weapons with demolition ships as this is devastating." - AOE WHIZZ

"get started making an army right away in the dark ages so that by time its time to attack or get attacked, you'll have a good army to defend your self or to invader their terretory." - joe

"my tip is choose a map setting with a large defendable place also build castles at every entrance to your city " - 123