It's a good thing I can re-download online because I jut threw the discs out into a busy street. For the 9th game in a row, 20 minutes in I am getting attacked by EVERY SINGLE ONE of my opponents. Very frustrating. If there were a "carpet bomb" cheat code or something that would really make my day...
Well as I am the online player "carpetbomb", i thank you for the compliment.
Not getting multi attacked is a tricky business, and it largely has to do with where you are positioned on the map. If you are out all alone at the start when all your friends are all in one big clump, sadly you are going to get doubled, possibly tripled!
The only way you can avoid being doubled is to play head games, go offensive and have enough to defend. You have to get lucky as well, if one of your opponents is farther away then you have a fighting chance to rush one guy and have enough time to build a passable defense on your HW.
Fighting against two players can only be done effectively with feed. You should tell your economy player in ally chat that you will need feed ASAP. If you play poorly they probably won't give it to you, so be warned.
Its a terrible start, and i've had to face my fair share many, many times. It makes you a better player, and sometimes, with a little luck at the start, YOU can take out both your enemies... I've only done that a few times, and it was quite fun 
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