Quote Originally Posted by Ja'chyra
City builders are ok but I really like sending my troops of to plunder other towns.
That's possible in Zeus and Emperor, in an abstracted way. Once you have a military force in either of these games you can go to the world map and dispatch them to attack a hostile city. If your force is strong enough you conquer it and it becomes your vassal, paying tribute. There are a few extra diplomacy options available with vassals, such as requesting they lend their military strength to yours. It's simplistic but I found it fun. Nothing like conquering half of Greece and having them tribute you expensive goods you previously spent a tonne of cash buying from them.