Best Newbie Faction?

[gardibolt]

Yeah, a first game would be better with vanilla to get the feet wet. If he likes that, then turn him on to RTR.

The Julii is pretty much what most people think of as the Romans, so that's probably the best way to go for a novice. The Brutii are a lot easier due to their cash-rich goals and the utterly ineffective defenses of the Greeks.

[Subedei]

I would say in any version (Vanilla, RTR, EB) go for Rome, Carthage, Greeks or Seleucids. Depends on what your dad prefers. Give him some advice, like: "No daddy, don`t attack the bowmen with your elephants, they don`t like the burning arrows!" And most of all: Levels on "easy/easy". That should do.

BTW how old is your dad?

[Ciaran]

Yeah, a first game would be better with vanilla to get the feet wet. If he likes that, then turn him on to RTR.

The Julii is pretty much what most people think of as the Romans, so that's probably the best way to go for a novice. The Brutii are a lot easier due to their cash-rich goals and the utterly ineffective defenses of the Greeks.

Personally, I wouldn´t consider Bruti easier than Julii for a complete beginner. The phalanxes they´ll be facing require a more coordinated approach on the battlefield than the Gaul units the Julii will face. Maybe it seems to many that Bruti are easier because they´ve finished a Julii campaign first (and have thus gathered some experience in the mechanics), as was the case with me.