Quote Originally Posted by WinsingtonIII View Post
But you can easily get a ceasefire with the KH (at least I did), because you don't share a border. Plus, it's always good to have another Black Sea port. But if Pontos decides to come knocking it can be difficult to defend due to the distance to your capital. Ani-Kamah is definitely easier to defend because of the mountain passes (which I believe start the game with a decent half-stack rebel army in them, so if you leave them alone they will delay a Pontic or AS attack from that direction).
Well-said. The KH treaty is usually unnecessary if you occupy. If necessary, the treaty is easily attained, though. The port, wonderful. I actually make it a secondary objective to obtain the two provinces in the Crimean (I believe it is called the Crimean), the peninsula across the Pontic Sea (aka Black Sea). I enjoy sea trade. Pontus isn't a problem to be honest. Defence is easy due to your Caucasian Archers. Also, I would rather take Ani than leave it alone, as AS usually takes the province within the first decade if you are careless.