In the past, we have experimented with cheats in most games as they often open up some really cool features that save time. It can be great fun to have a "Cheating Match" to test your tactical skills against your mates.
We play with cheats from time to time when we want a different type of game. Whilst it makes it easier to play in some ways, when everyone is using cheats it makes for a completely new experience.
We don’t do it all the time, but is fun every now and then.
Most of the Time i don't I like to just slug it out
but on the odd ocasion i've cheated to get resources mostly money and meat so i could build good armies and wood when i wanted to start building on my cities,