I recommend using 3 estate in all 1 v 1! To get 3 estates is no big deal. It is the same as going for 1 fast estate, but just promote with all the honor to Knight. The mistake is some people do this but don't feast at the 32 honor mark. You should still feast but with only 5 pigs so your kitchen boys are done and lay on the wooden area. If the feast is still going but your boys are done you can go ahead and place your bedchamber twice and let her go on bottom at 1 cloth in 1 coming, or at top it would be 3 cloth in exact. (this is if you use my set-up on top and bottom) So that gives you Knight rank with roughly 12 honor because you must continue to play with your granary. So then you just had your feast done, so keep your lord down by table to make oppoenent think your are about to feast so they don't expect whats coming! Then place your joust as quick as possible, but usually I can't afford it because I have to keep buying food for granary, but that is fine you will still get it, because joust takes to long to get going for the 20 x 5 honor total over a 3 minute period. If done correctly and you miss no months, you should have about 72 honor from granary when lady is on her way to dance. You had 30 from feast so there is 1 estate right there. Then when she is about to dance don't forget to buy 5 pigs and click "return lord to keep" repeatedly. This will allow the dance to be instant, letting you get the remaining 2 estates. This will be faster than most peoples 2 estates, if you get the dance done, the third estate will be before the dance starts, so thats good. If you mess up it should be shortly after you make the instant dance, so it is a win win situation unless the other player knows this too.. then good luck on not messing up! When you do this I recommend you buy estate beside you, very middle estate, and estate beside your oppoent in 1 v 1 Battle Arena. We all know it is easier to attack the estate than defend it due to the aid of tunnels, so that is where this comes in use. The other player will try to take the estate beside them while you tunnel there ***.... or they might attack then you treb there ***. Either way you got this game!

I think you could have made your series in one mega-topic, instead of making 6 topics like that.

But anyway, you have a great guide, and you clearly know the game.

I never played Stronghold 2 in multiplayer, but it sure seems more complex than Crusader

Lyck.. nice postings man... I never really paid any attention to the forums on Firefly site... Im hope you make it back to Sh2... Somewhere on my hard drive I have all of these tips..

Nice job posting so all can see!!! I need the smiley that claps.

I have not tried this one, it seems to be much more economic than the other strongholds. Maybe one day I shall give it a hurl, but not unless I hear good things about this one.