I have played with most eastern factions bordering Arche Seleucia on Medium Campaign / Hard Battles with house rule "never attack unless attacked" , "never disband armyes".
I managed to overwhelm Seleucids with both Armenia and Pontus , using large numbers of cheap slingers. Cheap missile troops in huge numbers + galatians made good job of enemy troops. Spies also where very usefull, many Seleucid settlements i made to rebel. In one ocasion, i did not build nothing for a good number of turns just to hire Galatian Naked wildman, wich is a winning card in any Asia Minor war.
But how about Pahlava ? Theyr provinces are very poor, to the north are nothing more than steppe nomads, and to the south is Seleucids, to the east is Baktria... No decent mercenaryes are available, only HA`s, and they are very expensive. As expansion into the north is worthless (and also historically innacurate), the only ways to do something is to go towards the south and east. To the east is to Baktria , it starts extremely powerfull, with large garrisons. Would be difficult to take. I also guess that considering the difficult starting position, house rules cannot be used for Pahlava.
To the south, are the Seleucids. Again, very difficult to take.
Considering the fact Pahlava has no decent infantry, very poor economy, sorrounded by enemies, wich would be the best course of action ?
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