Rome: Total Realism, Europa Barbarorum, or Europa Universalis:Rome?

[A Very Super Market]

If you actually want to try and simulate empire-building without tons of house rules, EU:R should be a better. But it's a totally different engine, and probably ultra-complicated as always. I've also heard a few bad things about it from Paradox fans....

[Jebivjetar]

I played RTR few years ago, but EB made me addicted like no game before. RTR is pretty good, and the only mod of RTW in which Roman legionares can hurt phalanx from the front; it has good balance (reduced killing rate) and it's enjoyable. Anyway EB has "that something" that puts it above RTR, imho.