When I opened this forum I was hoping to see the definition of “very large army.” Alas, I did not. I haven’t been playing all that long ,but I play for hours every day, unless it’s just not physically possible. I consider myself a pretty lame player. I advanced fast, used diamonds to cover my faults and never had goods to use in, say, negotiations. Then I lucked into a truly great guild. Nearly as soon as I joined I got advice, and one on one training from the most experienced players. I kept my units up to date and as numerous as possible. I learned some patience. Now I’m actually having fun, and making friends. And whenever I see “very large army “ in the DCs I look at it, see that the number of units is no greater than mine and usually it doesn’t seem all that much harder to win. But I also study the opponent, and if the skill percentages are not in my favor I may give it a go, but usually not because I don’t want to waste any units on a DC. If the opposition has more modern units, I know I’m moving through the ages and eras too fast and I slow down. Usually works. Sorry for being long-winded. My first post to the fora.