Re: Building fortresses
For a large map against AIs I often take the province but not the castle. At least not for awhile. I can move armies thru that province and continue attacking deeper. As long as I keep a small force there I do not have to retake the province and I can still get gold and blood slaves from it. But the big advantage is that if another AI suddenly swarms up on me I can pull back. That AI will stop to try and take the castle from the first AI. I get an important benefit for a front-line castle (able to hold an attacker there while they seige me) without the expense of having to take the castle from whoever is inside. Once I no longer need to worry about a rush attack in that area, then I take the castle and the other provinces around it.
It might also be a worthwhile tactic in MP games. Using the province to move thru a beaten foes area but leave him there until you are sure that you can hold the area. If you get pushed back then let HIM defend it.
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