Question about Plutocracy and merchant chance.
In my current venice game i have become fully plutocratic, when i look at the slider bonuses it says i have a greater "Merchant chance" but when i look at the break down of my chances when competeing, this value does not seem to appear. Is this only a placement chance? Or am i looking in the wrong place?
It is only a placement chance (which can still come in handy--just not as much as compete chance). Compete chance is always specifically referred to by that name, merchant chance is always the placement chance.
@Mattabesta: Move your capital to the Azores or Madeira (they're on the European continent, so you can do this). Then move to the Americas when you regain stability and cash (they have no bordering provinces).