The fourth choice made before the start of the game is your intelligence directive. What type of information about your opponent will you prioritize?
Assessment:
Provides information on the enemy intelligence directive, deity, leadership style, governance style, intelligence directive, economic policy, current governors, number of defensive spies, number of offensive spies, and buildings produced.
Attunement:
Provides information about enemy player's heroes, including their level, class, and items; Does not reveal location of enemy heroes.
Lore:
Provides information on the starting location of the enemy player's capitol (i.e., it does not reveal the armies within the city, only the location of the city, hidden under fog of war); Provides information on the enemy player's faction; Provides information on the player's number and type of scrolls; Provides information on the enemy player's number and type of dragons.
Tabulation:
Provides information on enemy gold amount, prestige amount, city count, walled town count, income building count, map building count, number of city buildings produced (but not type), and army composition.