I like playing the French (mother's family name= LaRoque) I swamp the English
on the continent asap, build up economy and then either slap the HRE or the
Spanish. The Spanish generals are especially tough , so most times
it is the HRE that gets the early, I'll pop the Spaniards later .
Smacking the Germans does open up many other options, but it seems the
other AIs like to get in on the action. I usually just build up afterwards and
sometimes slam into Denmark, who are usually still weak at this time. As soon
as the Alo's distract Spain a little, I'll go after them. I agree with the earlier
post that the Citadel in Tripoli is almost impossible, I have yet to accomplish
that goal .
I love the $ that the French can generate, it is much different than my other
favorite- HRE. I also seem to do well as the Danes, but that is usually bad
news for the HRE too. Viva la France!