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Vorian

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Aug 20, 2006
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I know that there were 3 Punic wars , but it took me 6 wars with Carthage to destroy this nation. This is after each time I conquered all it's provinces . My question is why can't I just annex all it's provinces (all but the capital of course) ?
 

Lord Romanus II

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It's a game mechanic and that is how this game plays (unfortunately). Personally, I don't see the point in not being able to annex a small country (3-4 provinces) after you have destroyed their army and conquered their land.