This is a rush that uses Crossbowmen and Pikemen for an early rush. Good maps would be Texas, Carolina and Deccan.
CARDS:
2 Settler Wagons, Exotic Hardwoods.
3 Settler Wagons, 8 Crossbowmen, Fencing School, 700 wood, 700 food, Palantine Settlements, 5 Uhlans and any others that take your fancy. You won't be going into the Fortress Age so you don't need any cards for it.
Collection:
Gather your food crates and then start herding. Get one of your Settler Wagons to gather the wood crates. Then get him to gather from your herd. If you haven't queued settlers by now your either very stupid or I forgot to tell you to. As usual explore the map with your Explorer and focus on getting food or wood treasures. Keep getting settlers and send your first card- 2 Settler Wagons.
Transition:
Age up with the 400 wood politician. Send half of your hunters to chop wood. Get a market and another house. Queue more settlers. Keep a balance of woodcutting and food gathering. Find your secondary hunts and shoot them towards your Town Center.
Preparation:
Gather the wood and build 2 barracks. Build 2 more houses as well. Train as many Pikemen and Crossbowmen as you can, in an order of 5 Pikemen, 5 Crossbowmen, 5 Pikemen, etc. Find your secondary hunts or gather your berries. Send 8 Crossbowmen and then Fencing School. Use the 4 Uhlans you get from that and raid some enemy settlers. Research the Hunting Dogs and Steel Traps if you aren't on berries. Guard your hunters with a few Pikemen if you are hunting. Upgrade your woodcutting as well. Keep training settlers and build houses as you need them. Gather only food and wood, balancing food and wood equally, remembering houses, troops and settlers.
Attack:
Move against the enemy by the time you have 13 Crossbowmen and 10 Pikemen. Keep queuing Pikemen and Crossbowmen with the gather point at the enemy Town Center. Build another Barracks and Houses as necessary. Micromanage as usual and use your free Uhlans to wipe out his settlers. Send 5 Uhlans and then 700 food or wood, depending on which you need most. Keep training units and if you have any spare coin get some Doppelsoldners.
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[This message has been edited by ImperialLobster (edited 07-15-2009 @ 02:15 AM).]