I've got a peculiar situation... about 1750ish, Marathas have invaded Russia - my North African expeditionary force has pushed them back beyond Damascus, and I recently 'liberated' Anatolia. Sweden is large, owning much of Russia as well - the natives are being pushed back to the Urals. Meanwhile, in Western Europe, my Papal forces are working on Protestant resistance from the BEF and Dutch armies in central Europe. An uneasy detente exists with the Austrians, who are keeping the Prussians on a tight leash. Poland, France, Spain and the Ottomans have fallen by the wayside.

Rather conveniently, whenver the Marathas choose to declare war, I take a region, and with a little cunning diplomacy, negotiate a peace settlement which boosts my rather lagging technology level. (Clever little Indians seem to be way up the tech tree).