New game with Hellenic people

**goolasso** · 02-20-2007, 11:28

I'm going to start a new game with an hellenic faction. I played EB only once with Epeiros (too easy) and now (with the new patch) I want to play Koinon Hellenon. Are they a challenge or not? Which is the most difficult faction to play with?

**Ower** · 02-20-2007, 11:38

KH has quit a challenge, at the start, whit a big Macedon army standing right at Athens, and a strengthened garnison in Corinthos.

**Omanes Alexandrapolites** · 02-20-2007, 12:25

Hi,
May I suggest you try the Selucids. With Baktria sending out huge full stack each turn, Pontos doing the same, Egypt trying to walk past your defences and Parthia promoting rebellion in the East, the empire, although rich, often has a very high chance of serious collapse. Good luck!

**Ower** · 02-20-2007, 13:49

Whether or not you experience Pontos or Bactria sending full stacks depends how much room you leave them.

**Domitius Ulpianus** · 02-20-2007, 16:36

I just started a new 0.81 Koinon Campaign. I was worried the Maks were going to steamroll me on the very first turns. But to my surprise I have kicked their butts pretty hard so far. Not only Have I retain all my strting cities but I also took Korinthos and Chalkis from them !! Weird enough they moved one of their biggest stack to the north out of my sight so I don't really know what they are up to.

I have played only like 7 or 10 turns but I think Im doing great so far. Considering I lost My General in Rhodos the first turn died of old age or something hehe.

FYI Im playing VH/M with BI.exe

So go for it and see how it goes for you...good luck!

**Ower** · 02-20-2007, 18:48

In me pahlava campain, the macs, are roling ower KH, They lost Corinthos, but took Athens, and now Theremon from KH. And have al their other cities.

**L.C.Cinna** · 02-20-2007, 19:47

Originally Posted by Domitius Ulpianus

Weird enough they moved one of their biggest stack to the north out of my sight so I don't really know what they are up to.

the Epirotes stand next to their capital Pella with Phyrros and his elephants in turn one. The Macies probably went to retake Pella.

**Centurio Nixalsverdrus** · 02-20-2007, 20:50

In my newly started Mak campaign I managed to defeat Phyrros at Pella and kill him in Winter 272, and the commanding strategos was Alkyoneos - pretty much like in real history.

**skuzzy** · 02-20-2007, 21:43

Epeirotes since 0.72 have been my favorite faction, you're instantly put into the middle of chaos between Mac, KH, and Rome. Also starting with the indian elephants just makes it all the more fun as you mow over entire sets of phalanx from the flank while your cavalry runs through the skirmishers. It truly is bliss.

**Tyfus** · 02-21-2007, 00:52

My first game is as KH and it's pretty fun because unlike some of the more remote factions you are thrown into standoffs pretty quickly. If you don't get the right allies and use your troops effectively you will get rolled pretty quick. The key is to use your strating army to kill as many Mak armies as possible and then take one of their cities either Corinth or Chalkis. YOu can't ignore them though because they're just too powerful to start. My game is vh/m