1. I reload a lot, trying to perfect my game all the time.
2. I quicksave before each battle. I rarely fall back to that quck save, but it is nice to know you have something to go back to without re-doing the last 10 battles. Saves a lot of real world time, and I have that in short supply...
3. I use the save game scanner thoroughly, as soon as it became available (which means in my last 2 play-throughs), because I need fun and keeping in mind I play KBAP since the launch of the Russian version, I need to know why I am making this new play-through, or I'll get bored and throw the game away as soon as it becomes way too easy.
4. I kite if I have a reason to do so - meaning: I want to start with a different army lineup, I want to get Moro right from the start, etc. If I have no reason to do it, I don't. Besides, I know I can do it without kiting - I only started using it after some guys on the forums posted how it's done.
5. I use wanderers' scrolls if I have a reason to do so. I usually leave the Ancient Knowledge scrolls for the last 20-30 battles in the game and if I have a surplus of Titan's Armor/Titan's Sword scrolls, I use them on castle sieges.
6. In each play-through, I like to know what I'm going for. Knowing what I'm going for helps me focus, get a good time out of the game and challenge myself. Doing one just to pass the time is unproductive for me.
7. I like to strive for perfection. I haven't attempted a 7-day playthrough yet, but I always try to win my battles cleanly and use the proper spells, abilities, and such each time, constantly improving my in-game tactics.
8. Depending on the challenge, I can do with a favorable or without a favorable start. The game ends the same way for those that got unlucky and for those who got lucky, so...
Most of the things I wrote above are a result of me, playing the game for over 8 months now. I need new challenges, I need new ways to amuse myself... When I started it, I was simply starting a game and going for it. Looking back at those days, it was all the same - with a favorable start I'm usually ending the game on day 12-14, without one - the same time. So it would appear to be all the same