Speaker Wrote:It all sounds good Sullla.
I think we should discuss our goals for the next "chunk" of time. I agree with you 100% that we cannot trust either of our neighbors.
The more I think about it, and as much as it pains me to wage war so early, I am thinking that we should strongly consider attacking Greece with Horse Archers in the next 25 turns. If we strike fast at Sparta, we will sever his Iron resource, leaving him with just Archers and Chariots (and whatever Phalanx he has built) for defense.
Cleaning our Greece will allow us to trade metal to Byzantine and maybe they can actually clean out their lands and become some sort of defent ally? I fear that they will be a total non-factor, however, since they are still in the stone age at this point. Securing the northern border will also allow us to fortify the south against Dantski and Nakor, who seem rather chummy at the moment, despite (or perhaps due to) their close proximity.
So....we could plant Black dot and then Grab Horseback Riding and pop out 10 HA and steamroll Greece? It's not an optimal "Ironman" strategy, but with two neighbors who seem intent on fighting us, I think it could be our best play.
Now this could get interesting....or fatal! Timing is now critical and whichever attack gets in first will be huge! However, if Spulla are attacked first - training attacking troops with no defensive bonuses would be a glaring error!
What do you guys reckon?