Is Pontos impossible? Success stories wanted.

[MButcher]

In my Pontos campaign I took a different approach - I blitzed the AS right away. There are three reasons for this:

1. Your armies are perfectly positioned to take their cities immediately. If you send a spy to Mazaka then you can take that city on the first turn.

2. Their other two cities (Ipsos and Sardis) have mines already built in, meaning that you will get out of debt earlier.

3. If you take all their cities in Asia Minor immediately then the AS can only attack you from the east, which is good for bottle-necking.


You are going to find yourself at war with the AS eventually, so you might as well face them on your terms while your armies are at full strength.