i stopped playing because i beat it 5 times. 3 times with cheats and 2 times
with out. 
and the free map part is really un fun

cheats do gett boring after awhile but just forget about them and play fun. i
also play with my family

i stopped playing that game months ago

how could you?? it's a sweet game! lol :D

omg its my addiction but i dont play online...just onmy compy...i play the
titan expansion most often. to be frank i always get so creamed playing any
other way then the ways ive learned to win..so help is appreciated..the ways i
win are to play where im by myself either an island or by the protectoin of the
Nile...and quicly wall up and outlast the initial onslaught of boats by
defending with towers..after that i can build up and eventually transfer my
troups over and wear out the other side..  by the way as Gaia as my goddess
sometiems i create the Gaia forest across a moutain pass and that protects me
too..while i do the same strategy

lol here is a stategy i use. at the very beginning i gather my villagers to
four a resourse so the flow is fast. i advance ages as quickly as possible then
build an army. i put up walls near the end. but if you have an army it doesn't
really bother if you don't have walls but it's still useful.