State of the Game

[Slaists]

Have you tried letting Odryssians go to war with Triballi (they tend to do that on turn 2-3) and then grab Odryssian capital as soon as their armies leave? Also, I'd try getting everyone and their mothers in law to join my wars with Tylis and later Odryssia. Helps to secure borders later (as you get green all around you).

Molossian dogs work nicely to take care of spear-chuckers; then again, as early Macedon, you hardly have cash to maintain mercenaries.

But yes, Odryssians (and even Tylis) seem to be bad news for any Greek-type armies. I'm playing as Junia now, allied with Sparta and Athens. Odryssians and Tylis managed to take out Macedon and are putting pressure on Athens and Sparta now.