Interesting update.
How far do you think you can trade the UK out of Africa?
How far do you think you can trade the UK out of Africa?
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There are quite a few pictures involved in this post, so I'll be splitting it into two. Since this is primarily a gameplay-oriented AAR, with a goal of controlling all of Africa, I'll be doing everything to illustrate my progress through the years as Transvaal.
Currently, the in-game year is 1880, less than halfway through the campaign. A big part of expansion involves colonization, as well as limiting the colonization of European powers in African continent.
This entry, therefore, highlights the current progress made by all parties:
This is a shot of Africa from space (heh):
A broad, broad brush. Points to notice include: the encirclement of the UK's claimed territories; the Ottoman's conquest of much of Tripoli, the French expansion into the Sahara.
The UK, of course, aren't completely out of the picture. But their expansion will be limited:
When this is down, I'll have a spare colony claim to trade for..... something. Probably colony claims being built by the British.
....such as:
But beyond the British, what other countries pose possible competition for us? France has been highlighted, but they're not the only one:
That's right, the Swedish. Hah! They're an easy target for a colonial war, so we're going to let them build as many colonial claims as possible beforehand, so we can spare that particular expense. Who else?
This particular screenshot shows a claim by the Swedish; ignore that, and look at the Prussian claim already established. The Prussians, despite the fact that they're one of the most powerful countries in the game, are easy targets for colonial war.... this is exacerbated by the fact that they never formed Germany (it's 1880, so all of the main avenues for unification are past)
Now, this is a bit of a lead-in to the second part of this post, but as you can see our level of development is at steel railroad, most of which have been built in the 'industrial' states' in current-day South Africa. My capitalists have done pretty well so far, but we're acquiring so much territory so quickly that they can hardly keep up.... which is unfortunate, but an unfortunate reality.
Hope you enjoyed this; we'll be back soon!
Currently, the in-game year is 1880, less than halfway through the campaign. A big part of expansion involves colonization, as well as limiting the colonization of European powers in African continent.
This entry, therefore, highlights the current progress made by all parties:
This is a shot of Africa from space (heh):
A broad, broad brush. Points to notice include: the encirclement of the UK's claimed territories; the Ottoman's conquest of much of Tripoli, the French expansion into the Sahara.
The UK, of course, aren't completely out of the picture. But their expansion will be limited:
When this is down, I'll have a spare colony claim to trade for..... something. Probably colony claims being built by the British.
....such as:
But beyond the British, what other countries pose possible competition for us? France has been highlighted, but they're not the only one:
That's right, the Swedish. Hah! They're an easy target for a colonial war, so we're going to let them build as many colonial claims as possible beforehand, so we can spare that particular expense. Who else?
This particular screenshot shows a claim by the Swedish; ignore that, and look at the Prussian claim already established. The Prussians, despite the fact that they're one of the most powerful countries in the game, are easy targets for colonial war.... this is exacerbated by the fact that they never formed Germany (it's 1880, so all of the main avenues for unification are past)
Hope you enjoyed this; we'll be back soon!
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