Although war with France will be inevitable at some point or another, successful diplomacy can give you more time to prepare. While Savoy has all of these things going for it, it also has a giant throbbing thorn in its side: France.ДЇrance believes that about half of SavoyвЂ™s territory rightly belongs to them and will have no problem taking it a step further by attempting to completely wipe your fledgling country off the map.

As Savoy you have a decent population and good enough economy to field a good-sized army. Your capital in Turin is protected by the treacherous Alps in the north and west, the Ligurian Sea to the south, and some Italian вЂњbuffer statesвЂќ to the east. Savoy in 1444 is the most powerful independent power in Italy. (For the record, the screenshots below have approximate theaters that these countries will be waging war in). Below are a list of mid-level powers that are both fun to play as and present opportunities to master different aspects of the game while still being manageable for beginning players. With Europa Universalis IV we get to ask these вЂњwhat ifвЂќ questions from the throne of anything from a minor power like LГјneburg, or a major player like France.

What if Sweden chose to fulfill the ambitions of their Viking ancestors and conquered the British Isles? What if Sardinia-Piedmont had united Italy 300 years earlier? What if the Czechs defended their lands from the clutches of the greedy Habsburgs and colonized North America? Europa Universalis IVВ gives us a chance to rewrite what we know in the history books.

Europa universalis 4 colonial nations