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I'd say Hayasdan is much more difficult than Pontus. With Pontus on VH/M, my first time around with them, I will easily able to hold off AS/Ptolemy in Antioch while conquering all of Greece.
With Hayasdan, (played 3 times), I always seem to go broke and end up in a stalemate with AS and Pontus without being able to expand.
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