Quote Originally Posted by discovery1
It's easy to cross the maginot. Just use back hand blow tactics to weaken the line. The ai is stupid so that they leave their starting provences unoccupied, thus you can walk in.
What difficulty/agressiveness level are you playing? The AI never leaves the Maginot unguarded in my campaigns, even using your tactics. I'm always forced to go through Belgium or a country that's allied to me, such as Italy.