Is my perfect game of EB possible?

[QuintusSertorius]

Haha, and now the Ptolemaioi have broken our long-standing alliance with a big, three-pronged invasion. I've already smashed the biggest force, the smallest retreated and I'll be taking Side off them. I'd like Kypros as well, but I'll leave that for the next war. One province per major conflict is plenty.

Also musing on taking Rhodos for the shipyards. Koinon Hellenon are definitely the rising power in Hellas now, and they did break off our alliance. Ingrates.

[d'Arthez]

Have the Ptollies taken Antioch? If they have (and not lost Tarsos) that will mean a permanent border with the Ptollies and the Seleukids. That can get pretty nasty, if they decide in typical RTW-fashion that you are the bigger threat to their existence. The only logical faction to gift Tarsos to will be Pontos, in the hopes of getting a border from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea (Trapezous, Mazaka, Tarsos, Amaseia will do - Trapezous means also borders with Hayasdan, and possibly the Sauromatae). I am not sure if that will make much difference though, especially if Pontos has allied with the Ptollies.

How is the situation around the Bosphorus?

[QuintusSertorius]

If I'm remembering right, the Ptolemies have Antioch and retain Tarsos. However, I gave Mazaka to Pontos after the last war with the Seleukids (as punishment, and in the hopes of getting them fighting each other), so I no longer share a border with the Seleukids. Pontos also took Ani-Kamah recently, so they share a border with the silver death. I think I can handle sharing one with the Ptolemies after I take Side, besides they'll be a more active belligerent than the Seleukids were.

I don't think Pontos and the Ptolemies are allies. That'll be something to watch for. Pontos don't have Trapezous, it's Eleuetheroi. I just put a client ruler in Sinope (did a settlement swap with Pontos, who'd just taken it).

The Bosphorus is Eleuetheroi. Pantikapaion and Chersonesos have massive stacks inside and stone walls, and there's a full-stack rebel army wandering around Crimea as well. AI Sauromatae have given up on it, I think. Olbia, and Kallatis are still Eleutheroi as well, though I've taken Byzantion.

[d'Arthez]

In my games, Sauros tend to take Olbia rather quickly, and often descend southwards to Greece. Glad that has not happened in yours. If memory serves, you can even recruit horse-archers from Kallatis as regional troops, which would greatly aid in reducing troubles from the north. Though that would be more of a last-resort than a highly-desired expansion for Pergamon.

I expect Makedonia to try and expand northwards, towards Serdike and Naissos. Sooner or later they and the Getai will meet up, and that will set the stage for a three-way conflict in all likelihood. It will be tough if Makedonia can develop mines in Pella, Dalminon and Segestica. On second level mines, that would net them close to 12k / turn in extra income, which cold spell a lot of trouble for you and their other neighbours. Though it may help if you can get a three way war going in Sicily ...

Whatever you do, you cannot afford to let Greece fall completely in Makedonian hands.
If Ptolemies wipe the floor with the Seleukids, that does not leave you in a good position. Because of the shared MIC, you might get more than your share of elite troops directed towards your border. Even if they don't do it, you can't risk a border with both the Yellow Death and the Silver Death. At best you might be able to gobble up the cities on the sea, but that can create a very lengthy border, far away from your capital. Far from ideal. Especially if you also have to dedicate a fair portion of your resources to Greece and your borders with Pontos.

Naturally speaking, Kypros should be rather safe for you to take, and could serve as an excellent naval basis (along with Rhodos), to keep trade and piracy under control. An alliance with the KH could prove rather useful (if you can get them to expand eastward from Kyrene), but that alliance has just expired. Depending on Saba expansion, something similar may hold for them. Saba does have the advantage that they certainly won't be much of an issue in Greek affairs.

So lots of plotting, conniving and planning to do for your campaign. Nice.

[QuintusSertorius]

As well as channeling huge amounts of funds into the Eleutheroi (in the 400k-800k region every turn), I've been bolstering their garrisons periodically to slow the AI down. Mostly to stop SPQR rampaging into Gaul 200 years early. The Sauromatae have been rather quite, their only significant southwards move is into Hayasdan, which I've been keeping an eye on.

Makedonia took Serdike, but they were too slow for Naissos, which the Getai have. So I expect a conflict there, though I've been pulling their stacks south to prevent the encroachment of KH who are suddenly dominant in Greece. After a long time fearing Makedonian triumph, that conflict has now flipped in the opposite direction. KH not only took Korinthos, but also Chalkide and are now pressing on Demetrias. Dalminion and Segestica are still independent, as indeed is Epidamnos. For the moment they're outside the conflict I managed to trigger in Sicily between the Qarthadastim and Romani.

On the Ptolemies, they've all but won the Syrian War; they have Tarsos, Antiocheia, Sidon and Damaskos. After I take Side I think I'll restore the Seleukids to some of those to reinstate the conflict. I'm going to leave Kypros alone for now; while I'd like the trade control, the extra money will make things a little too easy for me.

Saba are an interesting possibility; if the Ptolemies take the deep desert settlements, Meroe and Axum, I may switch them to Saba to create some strife.