Stay the (insert swear word of choice
) on topic!
Ahem, I've found that New Era Pangaea is an excellent theme. You've got some of the toughest infantry and cavalry around (Centaur Cataphracts can take a buttload of punishment, with knight-like armor and inhuman hp while Satyr Hoplites are no pushovers. You supercharged minotaurs (Grove Guards or Keeper of Traditions) are many times better than Caelian mammoths or Arcosephalean elephants because they don't rout through your infantry as much. Even though you only have spears and battleaxes, your units' natural strength makes up for this.
I won my first game with New Era
