[post=15261552]Portugal by Range (playing Portugal) year 1492-1792
Here’s my first attempt to play EU1. I do not have a manual, but I promise everyone that reads this ARR that I will not quit…I will try my best to finish in 1792. I have played a number of EU3 games, so I know how to survive and prosper.
I will play at a decent speed (8 months a minute). Even in battle I will not slow the game down. The only time I’ll pause is to read some of the pop-ups.
Normal difficulty
The game will be played honestly, no re-dos.
Most likely I will make a lot of mistakes.
As for Portugal:
It’s a very poor nation.
If I get into wars almost anyone can take Portugal out. So, if possible wars will be avoided.
But, that doesn’t mean that this journey will be boring.
As for natives I will for the most part wipe them out.
There’s a whole new world out there…and, Portugal is going to lead the way in finding it and making a good portion of it theirs.
Portugal
Entry 1
On the 6th of January, 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered a small island that is a part of the Bahamas. Or, rather Rodrigo de Triana, a sailor on watch did. But, that’s a tale that very few care about. Regardless who actually spotted the tiny island the race for the new world was on.
Columbus would check out five islands in the Bahamas, before heading to explore Cuba, then Hispanola. Afterward he then set sail back to Spain… stopping off in Portugal before reporting his findings to Queen Isabella.
I suppose Columbus wanted to rub a little dirt in the Portuguese’s wounds for their failure to recognize a great explorer like him. “You could have had me…and, the discoveries would have been Portugal’s."
Up to this point Portugal was staking claim with their traders at several points along the coast of Africa. But, now the possibility of a even bigger prize seemed right within their grasp.
King John II
Learning of this knowledge King John II of Portugal gathered his wise men. But, there was one that had already had his ear.
“My king…” said the explorer Corte Real G. “I know of a man that claims he has seen a land that will bring your realm riches beyond belief.”
King John II remained silent for a moment as he recalled his two meetings with Columbus. “I turned down Columbus, because a second route to Asia was unnecessary. But, new lands…that’s another story. What is this man’s name?”
“He goes by the name of Range, sire.”
King John II gave Corte Real G. one ship to find this land. Range would accompanied Corte. They soon set sail.
On the 25th of August 1493 land was seen off in the distance. But, they did not land, there was no Conquistador with them nor was there one in all of Portugal at this time.
The one gallant ship sailed up and down the coastline, looking for land that could be settled. Finally, there was open land. Settlers soon began to arrive. The question was could the tiny settlement survive the winter?
With winter arriving, Corte decided to head back toward Azores to restock supplies.
Back in Portugal King John II had learned of Corte’s discovery. In hopes of protecting a colony he provisioned an expedition of two thousand men and had them set out to join Corte at the Azores.
By the time, Corte and Range arrived back in the new world a colony had taken hold in Savannah, and there was a second opened plot of real estate right beside Savannah for the taking. In the early going two-thousand soldiers would prove to be a god send with natives about. And, there was a safe harbor.
Here’s my first attempt to play EU1. I do not have a manual, but I promise everyone that reads this ARR that I will not quit…I will try my best to finish in 1792. I have played a number of EU3 games, so I know how to survive and prosper.
I will play at a decent speed (8 months a minute). Even in battle I will not slow the game down. The only time I’ll pause is to read some of the pop-ups.
Normal difficulty
The game will be played honestly, no re-dos.
Most likely I will make a lot of mistakes.
As for Portugal:
It’s a very poor nation.
If I get into wars almost anyone can take Portugal out. So, if possible wars will be avoided.
But, that doesn’t mean that this journey will be boring.
As for natives I will for the most part wipe them out.
There’s a whole new world out there…and, Portugal is going to lead the way in finding it and making a good portion of it theirs.
Portugal
Entry 1
On the 6th of January, 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered a small island that is a part of the Bahamas. Or, rather Rodrigo de Triana, a sailor on watch did. But, that’s a tale that very few care about. Regardless who actually spotted the tiny island the race for the new world was on.
Columbus would check out five islands in the Bahamas, before heading to explore Cuba, then Hispanola. Afterward he then set sail back to Spain… stopping off in Portugal before reporting his findings to Queen Isabella.
I suppose Columbus wanted to rub a little dirt in the Portuguese’s wounds for their failure to recognize a great explorer like him. “You could have had me…and, the discoveries would have been Portugal’s."
Up to this point Portugal was staking claim with their traders at several points along the coast of Africa. But, now the possibility of a even bigger prize seemed right within their grasp.
King John II
Learning of this knowledge King John II of Portugal gathered his wise men. But, there was one that had already had his ear.
“My king…” said the explorer Corte Real G. “I know of a man that claims he has seen a land that will bring your realm riches beyond belief.”
King John II remained silent for a moment as he recalled his two meetings with Columbus. “I turned down Columbus, because a second route to Asia was unnecessary. But, new lands…that’s another story. What is this man’s name?”
“He goes by the name of Range, sire.”
King John II gave Corte Real G. one ship to find this land. Range would accompanied Corte. They soon set sail.
On the 25th of August 1493 land was seen off in the distance. But, they did not land, there was no Conquistador with them nor was there one in all of Portugal at this time.
The one gallant ship sailed up and down the coastline, looking for land that could be settled. Finally, there was open land. Settlers soon began to arrive. The question was could the tiny settlement survive the winter?
With winter arriving, Corte decided to head back toward Azores to restock supplies.
Back in Portugal King John II had learned of Corte’s discovery. In hopes of protecting a colony he provisioned an expedition of two thousand men and had them set out to join Corte at the Azores.
By the time, Corte and Range arrived back in the new world a colony had taken hold in Savannah, and there was a second opened plot of real estate right beside Savannah for the taking. In the early going two-thousand soldiers would prove to be a god send with natives about. And, there was a safe harbor.
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