Medieval Conquest - Turn Based

Medieval Conquest is the 4th "Slay" clone I've seen, and has the best presentation: nice graphics, a good tutorial, animated units. However, as a strategist, I'm really looking for a good AI. Konkr.io (also on Kongregate) is the best, and it lets me enable the hard AI right away. Here in MC I've played the first 20 levels, and the AI is a pushover for me. The game adds a challenge by setting bonus tasks. I can progress in the game simply by winning ("destroy all enemies" aka take all towns, making the remaining units neutral). But to get 3 stars, I need to do "unstrategic" things such as not taking any towns until the end, or not losing a single unit, and that does make it somewhat challenging.

Is it fun? Meh. It's competent, it's playable, but ultimately it feels like I'm playing easy maps with a hand tied behind my back. The upshoot is that, while the game is decent and looks nice, I'd rather go back to konkr.io.

This game is mouse/touch-only and works on mobile (Android).

I finally got full gold stars and enjoyed the challenge in doing so. You can't use the same strategy every level

I enjoy this game. It doesn't have the sophisticated mechanics of other games, but it's straightforward enough to jump into and retry different tactics

The authors took an old game that really used some strategy, and added absolutely senseless conditions such as don't lose any unit, don't lose a piece of your land. And more - they broke even they own logics - at the first, tutorial game the condition "destroy all enemies" is fulfilled, when the enemy still has three fields and one unit. The game is very badly planned an programmed, and has not a little single new idea. It is so-so even as a school project.

ripoff of konkr.io much?