Where should I go to next?

**QuintusSertorius** · 10-25-2010, 03:44

Had a long break from this game playing Pergamon, but I had another short spell. I'd grabbed Kydonia for some easy extra cash, and now I'm going for Arse. Then it's sit tight and build up my economy for a while, and if the Karthadastim attack, I'll use that as a pretext to take Bocchoris off them.

**QuintusSertorius** · 10-26-2010, 02:41

235BC, and I went for Arse. Not long after that, the Karthadastim attacked me, so as punishment I took Bocchoris before forcing a peace.

Recently they built up two full stacks and attacked Arse again, so now I'm going to take Sardinia and Corsica off them. You can see my sole army besieging Alalia at the edge of the screen.

Aside from Kydonia, you can see the sum total of my "empire". Apart from Massalia, they're all type IVs.

**Titus Marcellus Scato** · 10-26-2010, 06:57

Did you try bribing the Carthaginians 200 mnai a turn?

As a next step, how about liberating Segesta from the Aedui?

**QuintusSertorius** · 10-26-2010, 10:49

Originally Posted by Titus Marcellus Scato

Did you try bribing the Carthaginians 200 mnai a turn?

As a next step, how about liberating Segesta from the Aedui?

I was bribing the Romans, but after a while they attacked me. I put Segesta there as a buffer between me and the Romans; hopefully now they no longer share a land border they'll go east (which they already started doing of their own accord when we were allies). At the worst it might break the alliance between the Romans and Aedui, which will take the pressure off me. They're more of a threat than the Karthadastim are (when they attacked, it was nearly a full stack of pedites extraordinarii!).

**Blxz** · 10-26-2010, 16:12

Romans are smart, they see your evil designs of greek empire. Those type 4's are just a shallow facade of independence. =)

**QuintusSertorius** · 10-26-2010, 18:38

Originally Posted by Blxz

Romans are smart, they see your evil designs of greek empire. Those type 4's are just a shallow facade of independence. =)

They may have seen through those designs, but they were duped by installing their allies on their western border. They've simply stopped advancing westwards and northwards, and are actually looking east. I'm hoping their alliance with Makedonia won't last long once they start competing for the Illyrian coast.

**QuintusSertorius** · 10-27-2010, 01:52

An opportunity presented itself to avail myself of Burdigala. I'm now thinking if the Karthadastim take Kyrene, I'm going to send an army to relieve them of it. Playing Kyrene as an independent little Greek kingdom in Africa is a lot of fun.

I'm really tempted to take Rhodos and Kypros, but I know that's just because they're rich and easy to defend. I wonder if I should really give Krete away since it's miles outside my sphere of influence.

Gaul is now a four-way contest between the Belgae (Casse), Aedui, Arverni and clients of Massalia. With the Sweboz and Romani on the outside.

Talking of the Romans, they're actually advancing down the Illyrian coast of their own accord. KH are building up a regular power base in Asia Minor.