I have decided to adopt a different strategy. I will mass produce units which cost me no gold, ie. halberdiers and skirmishers, which are very cheap and effectively free on a Black Forest map and use these to cause some damage to his gold costing units and stone costing buildings.
Whever I reckon he no longer has the stone to replenish his buildings, I will build your proposed conquistador/halberdier/champion army with missionary backup, and kick arse.
Or maybe I wont. What do you think, Manus? Kekeke.
Also, how about organizing a game with several EoFF players? More the merrier.