Started off as PS, struggled to form Italy by 1858, Two Sicilies didn't join, was aGP and ally of France, had to fool them, sphered them, became allies, betrayed them, restored order. My bank was suffering and I was purposfully playing a peaceful game, I only took Algeria to begin with to have a foothold in Africa and block out the rest during the scramble. Managed to colonise most of the best bits of west and central Africa, and had a few wars with France joined by Germany. They suffered permanent revolts. Then focus shifted to AH. Hungary only appeared in the last year, that was all Slovakian Territory which got lost in a crisis war I stupidly took on. I also lost Venetia in that peace offer without noticing, so I attacked Germany with France, and all my sphere (see countries released from AH and Russia..bar Poalnd). Even then, we lost the war as I couldn't be bothered to organise it anymore. I suffered countless revolvts, a shrinking supply of coal, and generally bad times from about 1929. I'm rather annoyed I lost Venetia and never got it back, as I was quite proud with balkanising eastern europe. I was sat comfortably as number 2 for the majority of the 20th century, but the revolts in Africa kept killing off my rubber supply. By the time the game ended, I was just rebuilding my military units and my military score was essentially 3 stacks of 40+k and my navy. Given a few more years, I would have raced past the US and gotten my revenge on Germany!!
As is evident, Russia was a mere footnote in History in this game, the UK was pretty bleak too, I invaded them succesfully two times, the Yanks did once, and even the Ottos managed to land there. Ukrain became a GP for awhile, Poland Lithuania did fight Poland and did swallow Krakow, Australia made it to GP (first time I ever seen), Uruguay had 4.8 million citizens, China invaded and occupied all of Russia, not once, but 3 times!! Still barely won their wars.
I should maybe warn against borders from hell here, sorry if they have ruined your day.
edit: Only just noticed that Austria seemingly decided to join Germany..that would have been in 1934/35 I guess.
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