Colonies, eh?

[Fisherking]

I would like nothing better than taking a country and making it a colonial power. Particularly after we get all the factions opened up.

Austria should have at least one seaport at start. They held Trieste from 1300 something… It is time they get around to building a navy.

Bavarian India would be a nice change, don’t you think?

Loads of possibilities! All we need is the game…

[ArtillerySmoke]

I'll definitely establish colonial holdings early on in the game, especially if expansion is unviable without drawing me into a major war.

I'm playing as France first so - expansion overseas is probably a fast track to security and prosperity at home. It should allow me to tech up a couple of times before I start painting Europe blue

[Megas Methuselah]

It would kind of be fun playing a game as a small German state, but establishing a bunch of colonies abroad. I really neeeeed this game...

[Sir Beane]

It would kind of be fun playing a game as a small German state, but establishing a bunch of colonies abroad. I really neeeeed this game...

So do we all...

[ArtillerySmoke]

So do we all...

QFT.

March 4th can NOT come soon enough.

edit: Proof? My birthday is Sunday and I couldn't care less. It's Wednesday I care about. Every time I pass my local Gamestop I see the huge Empire banner and think about how long it's going to be. Not too long at this point. Knowing my luck my PC will explode during installation.

[Monk]

Another good way to play might also be to establish colonies across the map, but then sell them off to the highest bidder/best tech advanced nation. Sort of like a 18th century real-estate tycoon, only with lots of war and killing.

You could easily amass technologies or even political alliances by subjugating vast tracks of land and then selling them off for some really stuff, then when you're strong enough from your dealings and have enough strong allies start to bully your neighbors a bit for some permanent acquisitions

[ArtillerySmoke]

Another good way to play might also be to establish colonies across the map, but then sell them off to the highest bidder/best tech advanced nation. Sort of like a 18th century real-estate tycoon, only with lots of war and killing.

You could easily amass technologies or even political alliances by subjugating vast tracks of land and then selling them off for some really stuff, then when you're strong enough from your dealings and have enough strong allies start to bully your neighbors a bit for some permanent acquisitions

See, when running campaigns with naval powers, I'll probably employ a similar strategy. Imagine as the Spanish, repeatedly sacking colonies and selling them back to the British while building an economic and technological powerbase at home. After a while your small, teched up nation could build an unstoppable army and explode upon it's neighbors.

[Sir Beane]

Another good way to play might also be to establish colonies across the map, but then sell them off to the highest bidder/best tech advanced nation. Sort of like a 18th century real-estate tycoon, only with lots of war and killing.

You could easily amass technologies or even political alliances by subjugating vast tracks of land and then selling them off for some really stuff, then when you're strong enough from your dealings and have enough strong allies start to bully your neighbors a bit for some permanent acquisitions

Messing around with the 'balance of power' by selling tiny nations huge numbers of provinces would be fun. In one turn Hannover could go from minor power to world leader .

Sitting in a secure position and messing with the fates of other nations can be a lot of fun.

[ratbarf]

So do we all...

Some of us need new computers too.