
Watch your happines! I have seen some players with most populated factions go down within few turns for declaring war on someone and going into debt for too many negative happines then losing too many territories before fixing the problemħ.

Good allies: will always try to help you no matter what, will send you money, join your war, try to negotiate peace for you with your enemy, will go as far as selling a province to you so you can at least survive to the top 3 even tho he is gonna lose alot of happinesĦ. Whenever it is to team up againt another player or to fund him with money in his warīad allies: never join your wars if they can, don't give you support money even tho they are rich, are building defences/troops on your borders (basicly are about to attack you), funding your enemies, can't speak the same language as you (I'm not trying to be racist or anything but if 2 players can't communicate then making plans with him is gonna be alot more difficult) Alliances are often very beneficial for both players. Don't be a lone wolf! If you decide to play a game without making a single ally your chances of at least making it to top 3 will drop dramatically. Exception to Nr.2 can be if a player you wanted to attack just send you an alliance request, if you declide his request he will be suspicion of you and might think you want to attack him so don't be suprised if after you declided his request he will attack youĤ. Make alliances with players you really want to team up with (especialy the really powerful ones) and make peace with players you want to attack later but are not yet preparedģ.

(examples: Celts and Slavs in the Rise of Rome)Ģ.

Playing as a faction that is in the corner of the map can be easily defended and reduces chance of being attacked by multiple players compered to factions that are in the middle of the map.
