Darn, AoE3 always seems to not quit properly. Need to end-task it everytime, else see task manager lose count of 300 MB of memory

.... Anyways, here i am, back with a few fun strategies for you all!

The next 2 are for skirmishes against the game AI (not campaign), and applies to ALL versions of the game:
1. Behaving barbaric is satisfying, for the barbarian, and frustrating to the person you are playing against. This is the "rush" strategy - assemble a sizeable military right in the beginning, and attack your enemy. But it could also be suicidal as you lose valuable resource-gathering time.
2. Another way to irritate your opponent - at the time you go to attack, try as much as possible, to focus on the villagers & houses & town-center - destroy/kill only these units. Easy way to subdue an enemy without losing out too many units, right?

The result is that your enemy may attack you, but he is already badly crippled. Why?
Because no villagers/settlers remain, to BUILD new buildings. And lack of houses will diminish his population limit to almost zero. So now he will have to carefully think twice before attacking you, as whatever military units & buildings he currently has, is all thats left.
In other words, he will just quietly keep away from you, while YOU improve your town, or while you are engaged with fighting another player.
This THIRD strategy is fantastic fun!
3. In AoE3, start a skirmish (deathmatch) against computer AI. Have yourself alone on team1, and 3 other AI players on team2. Set the skill level to max (expert). Now, as soon as game begins, concentrate on building walls around your town-center, with a bit of space left for buildings. Also leave a gap in the wall, because that way enemy soldiers try to get through that - otherwise they try to break the wall all over. Thats it, now press enter & type "tuck tuck tuck" to get a killer car. Position it at the wall-opening. Now you're ready for the FLOOD. Enter the cheat-code "speed always wins", and enjoy.....
What happens? Nothing, just a few thousands of enemy soldiers & cavalry & cannons try to take over your territory (the "speed" thingie allows all players to produce any number of units instantly, without the normal waiting/building time).

You keep making more cars & try to fight them off - the fight is on a MASSIVE epic scale!