The scenario where tiny regions become inmense empires?
It was an interesting game! Just above me is the Greater Finnish Empire and America is mostly ruled by Haiti, strangely.
The scenario where tiny regions become inmense empires?
Venice 1622
I originally wanted to stay small, just my starting Italian provinces, Aquelia, Triol & Styria, and a few others but the awesome missions just kept coming. Eventually I just went, 'screw it' and united Italy. Well, I still need Malta and Genoa. I have a lot of vassals surrounding me such as Wurttemburg, Silesia, Auveregne, Switzerland, etc.
I'm the tech leader for everything, have almost 300k manpower (I just finised a war so it's a little low in the picture). I'm a big trader, which makes up most of my income. The only reason I haven't annexed Genoa yet is because they have two cots, one being Genoa, and afiak non core cots ruin compete chances. I'm also the papal controller most of the time, which is nice. I only colonized a few islands (Cuba, Hispanola and Jamaica) so I can have a powerbase and CoT there.
I won't be forming Italy as I like Venice's colour better.
Wow...Europe is.....Wow
Germany?, HRE?, and is that Morocco?
Now I just have to see an Avignon empire. Then I can die peacefully, have seen everything there is to see.
Oh pfft.
wait is Dark Continent the one with no Christianity?
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My Sardinia-Piedmont empire. I could have created Italy, but the SP-colour is just too awesomesauce. The messyness in Turkey/Syria was an attempt at isolating the Ottoman (later inherited by Siberia) and Syrian capitals, but then a regency council hit, and I didn't have any more time to clean it up.
Muahahahah! Watch my H U G E Italian Empire. At the start of the game I was Naples, but I changed to Italy. I control Papacy and Holy Roman Empire(because electors are my vassals). Viva il Duce!
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Jesus, France really has been nerfed way too hard
Any particular strategy? I haven't played a country stuck in the middle of the HRE in forever..My Palatinate Empire. Went republic as soon as I could to avoid being elected HRE. Dismantled HRE in early 1500s. Right now waiting for CBs against the provinces I need to form Germany. Then on to conquering continental Europe. OE has had 2 successful wars against Hungary, I will let OE gobble for another couple of decades then go for holy war and push them out of Europe.
Castille inherited Aragon 20 years ago then pushed GB out of Iberia so they are about 40 years away from forming Spain. France got superowned by me then GB made a mess out of the entire region. There has been a few OPMs conquering almost all of France only to implode or get pounded by GB. Also, first time in DW I've seen Russia form.
Note that GB got Gibraltar which is cool =D
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My Sardinia-Piedmont empire. I could have created Italy, but the SP-colour is just too awesomesauce. The messyness in Turkey/Syria was an attempt at isolating the Ottoman (later inherited by Siberia) and Syrian capitals, but then a regency council hit, and I didn't have any more time to clean it up.