Only played a few turns in so far on recommended difficulty, then got doubleteamed by Dale and Dorwinion with no hope of matching their armies and gave up.
Things I noticed within those few turns :
- Members of ruling Family do not show their Age in the Family tree ;
- Nobles die like flies in battles . In 2 battles with Dale's armies within the first I think 7 turns, I lost the Heir and his Son , being left with my Leader and one Governor . Since the Governor is not a Family member, Ruling Line is extinct XD . It is of course possible I made a mistake using the Nobles in battle, but Dale's starting Armies are pretty much superior - their Archers slaughter Rhovanion's Scouts after the initial charge in melee for instance, and they come with a lot of those Archer Units to invade - so it seemed to me involving the Bodyguards was inevitable to win at least the first battle . In the 2nd battle, the Heir's so was actually killed while mopping up XD .
- Even after Trade rights and Alliance was established, the Dwarfes killed my Emissary with no apparent reason the turn after ! The TRAITORS ! Please code me a way for being able to punish them...
I can not really say more, since that "campaign" was too short before I gave up. Getting used to the building tree and mechanics will take a few tries and I am sure I will fare a bit better with practice. I will keep restarting Rhovanion and apply what I have learned and keep posting my findings and impressions .
Its a blast anyways !
Thanks again For DoM people !