Epeirus:Which of these two strategies did you choose?

[pansoiatr]

Since i downloaded the last EB i have played 5 campaigns as epeirus.I havent managed to conclude them but in my current campaign i have chosen a different aproach to what i usually do.
Normally i would abandon taras and the italian adventure of pyrrhos and concentrate in mainland greece defeating the macedonians and the koinon.
This time i chose to have a go at the romans with my local forces and the trusted general Helenos(which historically was the only general that pyrrhos could depend in his skills).
And to my surprise after conquering and losing capua and arpi a few times and many manouvers and come and goes, i even managed to capture rome.
After that pyrrhos came in italy and everything was over for the romani.
I would like to know the strategy that U follow:

1.Concentrate in mainland greece

or

2.Fight in both fronts italy and greece?

[Redmeth]

If you can do it pick number 2.
For extra funds you can exterminate some roman cities for plunder and get Rhegion for the mine and Sicily for the grains and trade and should get enough money to keep the fight going on both fronts.
Never played Epeiros but that's what I'd do...

[Watchman]

Samnite mercs are your best friends in Italy early on, I've noticed.

[MiniMe]

2.Fight in both fronts italy and greece?

Yep, it's possible. I've done that in 0.80 and in 0.81a and I'm going to do that in 0.90 =)

Samnite mercs are your best friends in Italy early on, I've noticed.

And Samnite swordsmen are your best friend later on. Great universal units of great value. In my second epeiros campaign I've been using them as my main infantry instead of Illiryoi Thorakitai.

[JeffBag]

Using the starting elephants, I blitzed Macedon and Thessaly, then got a ceasefire with the Macedonians, before disbanding my elephants and rushing to board a ship off Ambrakia for Italy.
Spring - Take Macedon
Summer - Take Demetrias
Autumn - Pack up Pyrrhos' army
Winter - Land at the Port of Taras, Romani seiges Taras
Within 5 years from Summer of 271 bc, the Romani is finished, leaving me undisputed ruler of Macedon and Italy, and in a great position to finish off the Koinon, take Sicily for trade, and take Illyria for mining income. Main problems with this strat is that it gets too boring too fast, until you blitz Asia Minor.

[LorDBulA]

I play Epeiros now.
VH/H and I chosed second strategy.

I used starting troops to attack Macedon and used money to fortify Taras.
I took Makedonia and Thessalia. I didnt want to finish off Macedon or Hellons so
I signed peace with Macedon.
I wanted to go for Sycily but it wasn't possible since Romanii where making troubles. So I moved to Itally. I took Apullia and raze Capua.
I didnt want to fight Romans more but they just didnt want to make peace.
So later I razed city in Umbria, Rome twice and Capua again. But they just didnt want to make peace. Lots of great big battles against Romanii, ton of fun.
In the meantime I captured Brettia and Dalmatia.
I also kept Capue after I capture it n-th time.
Then there was war with Hellans (they attacked me).
When I kicked Hellens out of greece they assassinated my King.
Great character only 35 years old. I was planing to make him second Alexander.
This pissed me off really bad. I set my mind to destroy Greeks.
So I rushed attack on Rhodos and I lost like 70% of my elite army and another great character when my fleet was intercepted and sunk. But later I finished them off.
Later there was second war with Macedon (also they attacked me).
After that finally I was able to take Sicily ( war with Carthage, my elephants where wrecking havoc on very good and full force carthage army in sicily ).
By that time I had enough Romans, so I attacked them with intension to throw them out of Italy.
Its 220BC now. I throw Romans out of Itally. They are yet another Galic faction now.
Since I kicked Romans butt, AI decided I need more challenge and my long Ally Getai attacked me at Dalmatia. Now my homeland is attacked by 3 big Getai stacks.

Lots fun all around. I really can recommend playing Epeiros to everyone.

My strategy tips for everyone would be to take Dalmatia and Brettia fast. This mine riddle provinces are very profitable.
Athens are also very profitable but starting war with Kinon Hellenon fast will lower the challenge.