A begginers Guide?

[cssneed]

I can tell that the old hands of this game know thier stuff, a begginers guide or hints would be really helpful!

[Fashbinder]

Start as a gladiator, get 2 scouts, hire b+ or better men. If they are average or better work ethic, keep them, if they are below average trade them for a 40,000+ salary gladiator from rival trainer. Repeat.

Just buy grey EQ, training grounds should be first building, coaching stat unimportant on trainers. Max coordination, then stamina then strength. Never give purse money, donate to get them happy. Get them as happy as you can 6000+ is good. Hard working b+ guys are the dream. They will level through training very VERY fast and then you can just auto resolve everything.

TLDR: Good base stats +7 per level, level fast with work ethic, happyness and coordination.