Quote Originally Posted by Prince Cobra View Post



So assuming you've captured Constantinople (defeat the army, starve it by siege or bribe it!), you move towards Trebizond and at the same time prepare for war against the infidels that is the Turks. Asia Minor is too small for both of us. Turks are dangerous and are getting stronger over time so you should kill them fast, preferrably in the first ten turns of your High/late campaign.
I personally follow Shades Wolf advice and move from troops to Trebizond and then attack Rum (works perfect also for late). For High, I often attack also Anatolia. Sometimes, the enemy also attacks and you see how this chess-board system works...
I played high Byz expert only once and in this game, while I headed westward, the Turks captured Trebizond on the vey first turn. I can't guarantee that it will happen in other games, but one must expect this sooner or later (in my case it was too soon. It reminds me of a historic fact - the Ottoman Empire once had a sultan called Bayzid Yildirim. The latter nickname signifies "lightning-fast" in Turkish. Perhaps the game sultan could be called that as well).