It is very late but I couldn't sleep if i didn't write summary. We ended the game in 1709 what is not bad result for only couple of reliable permanent players. Thanks to our great subs we were able to keep going
. Now I wanted to short analyse all coutries played by humans in our game :
Portugal - small but efficent, leader of income until last war, when portugese trade was damaged. Held many CoT's and only OE finally captured one of them - Timbuktu. Rest of CoTs were unreachable for almost all nations thanks to portugese naval and tech supremacy. But Portugal is always only portugal - lack of manpower was main think limiting their warfare abilities. Some people may also say Portugal failed on diplomatic field at the beggining. It layed claims on all eastern world what led to not only the conflict with others (especially Frace), but loss of reputation - most of nations considered Porto as very agressive and too self-confident player. Portugese policies changed after lost war with Ottoman Empire and Porto found an ally in England. Their last war against Venice, OE and France was a great victory stamping succesfull portugese history. Good job Seen.
France - powerfull but peacefull giant. Very well administrated by Daniel turned into money maker of the first rate. Strong points of France were good economy, a lot of money, not bad technology and traditionally big MP and great generals. There was also place for week points: vulnerable colonies in Australia, Asia and Africe due to the lack of strong navy. Their external policies were full of idealism and honour, bringing friendship of most of the nations and most of all respect. Not very often involved in wars France fought for Venetian independece and prosperity and I cannot remember them attacking anyone without good reason. France's worst enemy was for sure Spain. Many years of wars between those two and in 1500's Spain had advantage while 1600's situation was very different. Good job Daniel.
Spain - warlike nation led by mad King John
. I believe it added the flavour to the game. Even better it was the most influential coutries of all - it determined policies of France, OE, Venice, Portugal, Russia and England. Russia having Incas, French Mexico... it was all spanish job. Money from selling SA lands were invested in manufactiories (largest number of manus in the world) and armies that fought in Italy. Most of Italy was kept by Spaniards for many years that's why even withour SA traditional possesions they was considered as one of main powers. I must thank KJ, because I always wondered how would it be if Spain didnt go for indian land but expanded in Europe instead. Spain had not many friends,actually one but very loyal - Austria. We can say Spain really avoided diplomacy , focusing on using force.
Veneto - child of French / Ottoman marriage. "Parents" helped them to recover after very harmfull loss against Spain. With it's allies Venice was able to unite most of the Italy and become quite important power. It's existence brought some balance to the game, because France or Spain wasn't able to take all italian lands. Venetian fleet played also important role in last war against Porto and England.
Austria - nation of brave and quarrelsome warriors from the mointains. I can only remember them having heavy fights with no chances for success against OE. Loyal ally of Spain didn't seem to care if they can win or not. I've never known where are they taking all the resources for wars, but I admire Austrian stubbornes. Finally with good general and portugese and english allies it won against Venice and had many successfull battles against Ottoman.
Ottoman Empire - it supposed to be one of major powers, so it was. Started by Hog, later led by Rinak had always luck for subs - in most cases it was Absolut(?) who every time did good job. Eternally tied with France fought against Spain and Austria. Austria could not match them, but wars against Spain were very even. OE avoided wars with it's natural enemy Russia. It was the only power that dared to stop Portugal from it's colonial expansion.
Brandenburg - very well played at the beginning, expanded very fast. Unification of Northern Germany became a fact in 2nd or 3rd session. Early ally of England as it was good couterweight to Sweden. Later on was very unlucky as for England alliance with Russia became more profitable. Allying with Sweden and attacking Russia was a big mistake that costed loosing Danzig and later becoming vassal of Russia. When Bb realised it was better to keep with England and Russia it was too late and Bb's importance in Europe greatly decreased . Last session it managed to break vassalisation and resist Russia.
Russia - I've never seen Russia like that - Inca Empire converted into orthodox. At the begging big enemy of England as it financed swedish efforts to recapture Sjaelland, later on it was convinced that allying with England and eating Sweden piece by piece would be much more desirable. Russia reached not bad tech levels, good income and it's Western borders on river Oder but it's ambitions were much bigger. Because of the missing last 2 sessions by fraese it will never accomplish partition of Sweden for example. Still good job by fraese
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Sweden - had absolutely no lack for players. Miroul was a newbie in MP and when he left many different subs had to take care of if and actually none of them actualy cared. Thanks to G2A it won single war against Russia but it was the last vicory in their history. Later on in long and exhausting war it had to give newly acquired lands to Russia. It also failed to build good reliations with England which put a lot of effort to break swedish power for good.
All of this is written from english point of view that's why I could write more about some nations and less abouth other. Maybe some other day I will improve the text. Right now it's almost 3 a.m. and I am very tired
