Favorite minor nations

[Fatchris]

What was fun (winning or getting crushed)?

How do I get explorers etc faster? I always struggle when playing some of the more minor minors is that I run out of space to expand.

Is there an Australian Aboriginal civ?

[Fatchris]

Bugger, Forgot to mention for EU2

[General Ludd]

I always enjoyed Brandenburg. Explorers will come eventually, but the only way to get in on the ground floor is by stealing maps and/or conquest against major powers.

When I played Brandenburg I would usually be able to colonize most of the huron area and an indonesian island or two.

[Fatchris]

I tried playing aztecs. I crushed everything I could see, and just got into a boring cycle of sending colonists out and building huge ultra cheap armys to await invasion.

Death by boredom

[Havard]

Re: Favorite minor nations

Originally posted by Fatchris
What was fun (winning or getting crushed)?

How do I get explorers etc faster? I always struggle when playing some of the more minor minors is that I run out of space to expand.

You get random explorers faster by focusing your Domestic Policies towards Naval and Free Trade. For Conquistadors go Narrowminded.

Is there an Australian Aboriginal civ?

Nope.

[Dauphin]

I like to play as Savoy. The Italian-French culture allows a you to expand in either direction without as much need to worry about cultural unhappiness. I find a good tactic is militarily vassalise Milan, and then it will sooner or later be militarily annexed by the Papal States, Genoa, or Austria - you can then take the province into your empire after a war.

As with any game as a minor nation you need to be careful with you alliances. Big nations are a good deterrent, but then you get dragged into the big wars that way.

[Sandman]

They're not really minors, but Venice and Persia are by far my most favourite nations.

[Main_Brain]

Palatine/Pfalz, you some nice Annexation Canidates near you, although you have to watch the Alliance& BB Situation.
It aint easy as you have to get big before France is united ( and theoretically before Prussia tries).
Only Drawback: Im stuck with what has to be an health issue to y Eyes: screaming Orange *sigh*

[Jagdtiger]

Timurid Empire, straight up the best nation if you want lots of excitement. A shot at world conquest if you can survive the initial...speed bump.

Any of the russian minors are fun, since you can become Russia later on...I think it's probably the country with the most interesting history...EVERYONE is your enemy!

[Heresson]

Venice, Brandenburg, Grenade, Trebizond...

[Nikolai]

Venice is hardly a minor nation...!

[Velociryx]

Lorraine! French/German culture gives you access to the most valuable real estate on the map. If you control all French and German provs, you're the biggest, baddest economy by default...

-=Vel=-

[Heresson]

I've posted it as a minor nation, because Sandman did

[Nikolai]

Originally posted by Heresson
I've posted it as a minor nation, because Sandman did

Might be, but it's still no more of a minor...

[Heresson]

I guess it's a medium nation. OK