Early Arcoscephale - Ephebophilia incarnate

[Gandalf Parker]

A couple of points from my playing in case they havent been mentioned..

If you only have a few chariots then they can be very effective set far to the flank and told to "Hold and Attack, Rearmost Enemies". And the effectiveness of this can be expanded. Have someone on the far other flank rush to draw the front-line units that direction before the other flank attacks rear.

If you have heavily armored troops sometimes its best to let the enemy run to you. Put your frontline on "Hold and Attack" so they other guys gain the fatigue of a long charge. Dependent on who you are attacking of course.

With Oreiads you can improve their seduction by gaining a spell such as "Charm". People often overlook the seduction spells because they are hard to use on the battlefield. But when an Oreiad misses seduction a charm can often give them the commander anyway (though only for a short while since he isnt delivered but immediately attacks his province instead). And especially if the seducer chose a female to try and seduce. You will still get the "assassin" effect if both seduce and charm fail but I feel this is worth slipping in between the two.

I particularly like the point at the end about the purpose is to survive long enough for research and gem benefits to kick in. Sometimes people feel that Arcos is "weak" because they play them wrong or on games that are too small to make use of Arcos strongest benefits.