Quote Originally Posted by Myth View Post
1. I'm new to EB. Aren't they just the slave/rebel faction we normally have in a TW game? If so, then they should be enemies by default.
2. Yes
3. That makes them much more powerful than anyone else but ok.
4. Declare war on any army that has an army in our province that is obviously threatening (ie. not just passing by) or declare war with the permission of the Basileus or 2/3 of the council.
Like johnhughthom said, EB tries to represent all the Eleutheroi provinces as independent city states. So, if we declare war on Pergamon then we shouldn't automatically be at war with Massalia.

Basileus and Heir are not that overpowered in this game. With private units people have always a good chance to get rid of any Basileus. It just needs some co-op between players.

Quote Originally Posted by johnhughthom View Post
I was wondering about the ship trading contract having to be signed every month, is that really necessary? Seems a bit fiddly to me, not that it affects me in any way... Also, surely the trading ships would need some upkeep even if they weren't being used, perhaps half when not in use rather than none.
That's once a year(4 turns). I don't think it's that difficult to resign it after every 4-5 days. Considering that sea trade generates 2-3 times more money(with 15 ships) than estates then I'm not going to change it. You can also take it as an activity control.