Originally Posted by Prince Planet
Yeah, that's what I've been doing. It does work well, but bookmarking has the advantage of being able to put separate-but-complimentary units together for tandem operations, e.g., pikeman and archers. But even then, I really don't see how I can make them move properly with a single command -- for example, with pikeman moving out first to protect the archers from a calvary charge. Whatever...still fun as hell.
Edit: And hell yes re: the strategy guide. Absolutely necessary unless you're some sort of RTS prodigy. I'm not.