The hardest part about Athens is the early game. On hard mode, it's essential to save up 2-3 envoys to make an alliance with Pella as soon as possible. Once that's done, you'll get 5K warriors that you can use to train as many warriors as possible. Note that making alliances only gives little perks; it doesn't actually affect the amount of soldiers you get versus Persia. The rest of the game is extremely simple.
Any tips for fighting the white dragon + 2 stone giants in ice world? The giants keep slowing me down, and if I fully equip myself with fortitude, the ice dragon's ice attacks kill my tank hero.
For $1000 arcade try to make the resistance about -6 to -7. I thought it would be better at -3 but no... I ended up with 2232, so there's plenty of elbow room
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