Thundax
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I meant problems with resources in general, not specifically with wood, as I wrote. And such problems can occur with any castle. It's good to fight griffins against neutrals, but if you go up against a beaver, it will take you down with its ogres and wolves. So, if you don't manage to get minotaurs or hydras (which are slow) in the first week, you'll have to wait for dragons and stay at home (on maps where the enemy is far away, it takes about 6-7 days to reach them). I always used ogres against beavers, but not always swordsmen. And there was a game where I was short just 1 stone for a vampire (if I'm not mistaken, you need to build mummies for vampires).
One subtlety is that griffins and gargoyles can easily defeat grendels, but the beaver has a good chance of not using trolls to attack them, but instead adding them to its own army. And to join a decent army, you need at least a 4th army, unless you have 200 skeletons, of course.
Of course, joining armies in the second game is much worse than in the first. I remember that on hard difficulty in a small scenario on Hemet Isle, I managed to recruit pikemen on the first day. Yes, it was a long time ago.
So, recruiting for free or getting something decent through expert diplomacy is also an option.
One subtlety is that griffins and gargoyles can easily defeat grendels, but the beaver has a good chance of not using trolls to attack them, but instead adding them to its own army. And to join a decent army, you need at least a 4th army, unless you have 200 skeletons, of course.
Of course, joining armies in the second game is much worse than in the first. I remember that on hard difficulty in a small scenario on Hemet Isle, I managed to recruit pikemen on the first day. Yes, it was a long time ago.
So, recruiting for free or getting something decent through expert diplomacy is also an option.