Paradox has destroyed Creative Assembly... for me.

[screwtype]

well, i'm not trying to win, per se.. just learn the game. actually, i rather like not having any thing big to worry about. i'm allied with britian and the US against germany but i don't actually do anything beyond trading sweet, sweet venezuelan oil to them for other resources and blueprints. sometime in the next couple of years i'm going to start a small war with nicaragua, because they are right bastards.

i want to un-ally first though... and who knows when this war will end..

Yeah, I think the South American countries are nice and quiet enough to learn the ropes...

But my recommendation once you've got the basics is to play Italy. Italy is a dictatorship so you have plenty of control, and she's powerful and with plenty of options without overwhelming you. The first time I played I tried Britain and it was a nightmare. All those ships to manage - yuck.

[Samurai Waki]

Actually the funnest game I've played was with Italy. Don't let history fool you, if your good enough you can REALLY crack some heads, the biggest problem I had at first was destroying the British Navy in the Med, lost several big Battles and destroyed a good chunk of my fleet. After that I deployed Naval Bombers and Subs, and then Captured Suez and Gibraltar, With very low incoming support, the British Navy in the Med crumbles quite quickly. From there you just branch out, personally, I blitzed the Middle East, opposed to Africa, better resources, and less land to hold onto. Plus if you move through Iran and Turkey you can capture Baku so that you'll never have to worry about not having enough oil, and then moving into...unprotected Industry Heavy Regions in the SU you'll soon be able to conquer much of the world.