[PvK]

Ya, I really enjoy playing Ulm against the AI. I work to build up a core of experienced troops, supported by other stuff. It takes a while to build up, though. Templars (or black knights) and black plate are both a lot slower to build up a large enough force, though, so I usually start with chain and shield troops, with some chain w/o shield troops behind them. Otherwise, it takes me too long to gather a large enough force to be confident enough of success. A small force in full plate can much more easily get tired, demoralized and overwhelmed, but that's much less likely to happen to a larger force in chainmail. So the knights, guardians, and black plate comes later for me, rather than at the start. I think Templars and black knights generally work best as a delayed flanking force than a main assault force, though maybe with enough blessings that might work...

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