I personally like the Lazy-NES style in which mine look something like this:
The NES style has little extra things like copy your stats to it like this:
Note this is from a game I'm playing as the Mayan so not everything will hold true.Spending: Invest 80 gold into tech points and research muskets. Bank the rest of the gold.
Movement: I want to move the troops that were defending for Gibraltar to be moved over to defend my land on Cuba.
Expansion: Continue to even out my land to where Calaxo is.
Strategy: Prior to my forces arriving I want the citizens to build some basic defenses (mounds of dirt, fallen trees, possibly some trenches). Once my men arrive I want to station them behind this basic wall using the muskets and grenades to hit the enemy without casualties (other than a few mishaps here and there). Keep using this strategy until the balloons are in the air, once they are I want to bomb the enemy as they are approaching the defenses (but not close enough to cause collateral damage). After the bombing I want to use the enemy's confusion to launch a counter-attack using my melee forces to force them to retreat. Keep up the harassment until they re assemble. During this time I want new defenses to be built like the first ones but farther up to move the lines. My melee forces will break up and head back once the enemy regroups. Just keep using this strategy for as long as I can.
The NES style has little extra things like copy your stats to it like this:
Gwynedd : Merciary
Leader: King Cadwallon
Capital: Degannwy
Religion: Christian
Economy -~Stored: 300 GTD
----------~Produce: 200 GTD
Army: 700 Milita, 3 Prince
Navy: 7 Scyp
Loyalty: Balanced
Projects: None
Technology: Sailing
Colour: Olive Green
Spending:
Research Roads
recruit 100 militia
Save 150
Details:
I shall divide my army into 4 parts to patrol borders. The first one shall contain 200 militia and one prince and will patrol the area in red (see map), the second will contain the same amount and patrol the blue area, and the third will also have the same forces and patrol the purple area. The last group will be with the king. My ships are to patrol the coast looking for any threats.
Also accept Ceredigion's ambassador and send my own to their court.