Talk:Henry the Lion/@comment-24765340-20151104072137

Why let Henry betray you when you can betray him first?

At the start of the game, spawn about 10 petards and send them and the rest of your units to his castle and the adjacent tower. Change stance to enemy, instantly blow up his castle and tower, finish off his units and start up your civ. Keep a few knights to defend your castle and galleys to defend the water.

If you do this from the start, you can build a ram, set Saxony to neutral and destroy their mining camps near the gold. They won't change stance with you and you 'save' your gold. Helps speed things up as you don't have to market everything.