[Tuidjy]

> It seems to me that the whole mid-end game phase is all about massing
> deviles/demons and such, is this true?

Not really. Some players do it, but I personally prefer teams of mages
working together to massed troops of one type. That is not to say that
it is not very nice to have some tough summons protecting your mages.

> Do national troops lose their power at this time?

Many do. Sneaky raiders do not. Massed crossbows have their uses. If your
blessings are powerful, sacred troops can come in handy. But in general, yes.
As early as turn 20-25, national troops are useful only in some specific cases.

> If every one gets devils and demons, how does races like arco, or pyth
> get them?

A 'smart' answer would be, 'with enslave mind'. But, frankly Arco and Pythium
have their own strategies, which involve massing not troops, but mages.

> When does the late game time start?

For me, it starts when the research levels get high enough so that players
can choose between different strategies, in addition to their race's Favorites.
When wars are waged mostly through magic, and front and rear become meaningless.
Usually this happens at about turn 50.

> On average from turns 1-10 on indie 9 how many provinces you get?

It absolutely depends on your pretender, your race, the map, how hard you are
searching for sites, and whether you are willing to attract attention. Some
players on this board expand like wildfire, piss off everyone around them, and
cry like babies once they get mobbed. With Pythium I ideally expand
0-0-1-2-0-2-1-2... on indie 6, if the map is big enough.

> Are Nifeil Giants and Ulm Black templar incredibly powerful in multiplayer as
> they are against the AI?

No, especially not the templars. Your milleage may vary, but in my opinion
Iron Faith Ulm is one of the two races that have no chance in regular games,
i.e. without some uncommon rules or overpopulated maps. The Giants are better,
but unless you are on a small map and your target is without a combat pretender,
you cannot expect them to achieve much.

> As ulm/jotunhiem, whats the best way to take down Mountain Citidals?

No worries. No one uses these in multiplayer. In single player, use the
Ulm Sappers, or just mass giants.