maybe i'm just a girl but why can't i win a battle?

[mimi]

That helped

I didn't realize I could see odds. That makes a big dif - started a new game and skip towns that I don't have higher odds on.

[Shaka II]

Originally posted by marvinkosh
Most importantly, evaluate the odds of success before jumping into battle. You can do this by selecting one of your units, holding Alt, and mousing over the target tile. This may give you vital information that you might not have taken into consideration - for example, there might be a river between you and the city tile, so it's a better idea to cross the river first and attack from a different angle.

Some losses on your side may be necessary in order to weaken the defenders sufficiently, just make sure that any victors on the enemy side don't survive else they might be even tougher when you attack next round.

This tip along with catapults will get you a long way toward victory mimi.