• Build a couple of houses.
• Build a dock.
• Find any sheep and retrieve food from them.
• Use scout calvary to explore the map.
• Build lumber camp.
• Send villagers to chop wood .
• Build mill.
• Build mining camp.
• Don't attack enemy scout calvary 
• Build barracks.
• Create more villagers.
• Create some fishing ships.
• Send some villagers to mine stone and gold.
• Build a farm.
• (Optional) Create a militia.

• Uprgrade farming capabilities.
• Research! Research! Research!
• Build stone walls and gates.
• Build an archery.
• Create archers.
• Build a market.
• Build more houses if you need them.
• Negotiate with other players (if they want some resources to become your ally, then pay them).
• Create some archers.
• Build a blacksmith.
• Build more farms.
• Create fishing traps with fishing ships.
• Send villagers from wood gathering to mining.

Castle Age

• Build a university.
• Research Murder Holes and other items.
• Build a monestary.
• Create a monk.
• Send the monk to pick up a relic or two.
• Build a castle.
• Increase stone production.
• Create fighting units from the castle.
• Create fighting ships. 
• If your enemy is attack you, build more units and attack.
• After that, repair and repeat.

• Research!
• Build a wonder.
• Continue to fight your enemy.

That's it!