Quote Originally Posted by ConnMon View Post
I voted Portugal, mostly because they warrant a spot in the top 12 for so many reasons. They introduced a lot of new tech (mostly seafaring). Didn't Portugal have some colonies in the game's space of the world? If not, I suppose that they'll be modded in. Yay for modding!
If I recall correctly they should own colonies in the Caribbean, in South America and in India at the start of the game.

Yay for modding indeed! I can't wait to play mods for Empire (almost as muvh as the game itself).