Quote Originally Posted by Thanatos Eclipse View Post
France + Norway start out pretty close together compared to other teams, which would give france the upperhand over most of its neighbors
They're not actually all that close together, and France will need to take Bruges or Antwerp before it can link with Norway. And the benefits to France will be countered a bit by the fact that it's surrounded by England and Aragon, who are also on the same team giving them an advantage in any war with France. That was my thinking when proposing those teams anyway.

I'm up for Venice and the Crusaders! Also, I vote no one gets to control the Mongols - they are just too powerful for a human player to have them!