Amulet of Life does not work when you revive in combat, which is stupid - why else buy the item?! You should at least be warned, given how much it costs..
It is a bit easy, I don't see why everyone thinks one unit is bad, abilities + bombs make all units equal - if anything, mages are the least useful for quick kills..
You don't get war points fast enough. And the Dutchman is a joke; killed him before he fired back, without even using top tier ships. Just some dynamite..