Roman: Scipii

[aw89]

thats what the "*WARNING!*" was for...

[randomn00b]

thats what the "*WARNING!*" was for...

Just explaining the rationale behind the warning. Cav Archers in this game are real nice...

[Svean]

I was playing my fist game with Scipii. And I think it's pretty easy on medium.
As a first thing I gathered all aviable troops in Mesana including all aviable marcenaries (1 turn). In Capua I left just a family member (and I was producing unit of peasants). So in Mesana and just by mesana on a ship I had really lot of units.
Scipii are poor in the beginning but if you ask other roman fractions (especially SPQR) for money for attacking fractions (first Greek and in the second turn Carthage - they had to gather some money) they will give you just what you need ;) I'ts more than enough for early battles.
In the 2nd turn I killed the Greek army outside the city and after that i took Syracuse in the same turn I think (because of my spy who opened the gates). If you can't take it in one turn in the other one it will belong to you ;) Other possibility is to attack an army standing just by the city and let the garrison help them in the battle - but you cannot let them withdraw from battlefiled - kill as many as you can and rout ALL the units. Syracuse was just enslaved (in about 5 years they became my new capital).
In 3rd turn Cartaginians came in the range of 1 move - so I coudn't let them wait ;) In the meantime greek diplomat asked for casefire - they just lost a city for me and.. is I asked for money they gave me a lot so why not to sign peace treaty and even trade rigths ;) With tah money I was able to hire new mercenary hoplites who just appeard by Syracuse. Cartaginians had elephants but I had much more forces - I think they even retreated in the first move so I got a new star for my general ;) The battle was bloody (because of damn elephants - skirmishers work quite good against them) but of course I smashed them ;)
After that It was a piece of cake - besieging and taking Lybaneum and just after that landing in north africa. Thapsus fall first because there was no walls ;) A smaller army landed in sardinia in the same turn when Julii did it but it was my general who attaked the city. With a free allies support I took the city I think just with the general and 1 unit of hastai ;) And the Julii army was standing there for 20 years after that, till their general died and I birbed the army.
After taking Carthaginian cities in Africa the game became quite easy. Most importand thing is that I had a LOT of money. Next target was Greece and Asia Minor, after that Aegyptus ;) Carthage still have one city in Spain but.. who cares. I just killed all Julii family tree - and took the rebel provinces ;) Brutii leaders have too many stars - I have to wait a bit, but I don't know if I have entough patience. Now I have 46 provinces - SPQR and Brutti will give me another 4 so.. should I wait??
And I started new campaign with Seleucids ;)

[Sir Toma of Spain]

I have played a few games as the Scipii but have only won a single short campaign. Whenever i try to keep going i always run out of money just after i start to conquer greece. Is there any thing i'm doing wrong???

[Claudius Maniacus Sextus]

This guide is for a really easy game and paralization of the brutii.
1)Use the units near and in capua to attack appolonia.
2)Use the sicilian forces wisely because u wont get many reinforcements.
3)attack syracuse,dont delay with siege just assault.
4)take the town S of appolonia.
5)attack Lylybaeum.
6)Next target is thermon
7)Attack sparta
8)leave chartage alone focus after the distruction of Greek's on macedonia.
9)take athens,larrisa and at end thesalonic and bylazora.
10)anihilate Grek C. by taking pergamum,rhodes
11)Get halicarnasus.
12)Assemble 3 armys:
-2 with 12 Inf. 4 Cav. 3Arch. 1Balista
-1 with 5 Inf 3 Cav. 2 Arch. 1Balista
13)the 2 big armies use in an sincronysed attack on alexandria and memphis.
14)the small one thebes.

Buildings:1.Roads
2.Farms
3.Trade Buildings
4.Temples
5.Health
6.Military and Other

Unit Recruiting:-Mostly from capua but some cav. and arch from sicily.
-hire ANY merc's u can,u will need it.

Tactics:Against phalanx it is best u attack them.against egypt it is best u let them attack u because u are much beter in defence against them.

Conclusion:the brutii only have their 2 starting prov. soo their easy money,but they still have 2 big armies just standing around.a quick strike and their done.

PS:i have in an quick 4 armie strike killed pontus because i besieged all their towns,so i cap. the cities before their big(wandering) armies can lift the siege.
then an 3 armie(all bruttii Briebed armies in their homelands) quick strike and captured carthage,thapsus,and lepcis magna.
By now u could have started the civil war but i recomend training 7 armies,2 for brutii 1 for rome and 4 for julii.

This is just a small guide,it really happend much more....but u wil see.
Good Luck!!!

[General Carnage]

I find the best way to take Carthage is to go for the Jugular. As soon as possible, ship everything you have to North Africa, hire mercenaries until your slots are full, and attack Carthage. This will be a bloody battle, you will lost a lot of men and probably a General or two, but you will have taken Carthage. At this stage, you have to rebuild defences and train as many troops as possible to prepare for the counter-attack. Once this is defeated, the rest is quite easy.