eMonticello
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rjn, If you want to dive in after skimming the manual, I suggest trying Turkey. Since you'll be militarily weak, you can focus on learning the economic and political side of the game. In preparation for war with Austria, I garrisoned two armies in the north (forage only) and was pleasantly surprised with an invite by Russia, Britain, and Sweden to join their war with Austria. Fortunately, the other powers decimated Austria's armies and I was able to easily defeat it's depleted forces. I received a major surrender package from her (30 colony units, cede a province, limit military forces in three conquered provinces ... ripe for insurrection, and 8% of Austria's income for two years). I'm moving my forces back into garrison and will focus on creating a huge treasury ... which I can use to create economic and political havoc with potential enemies :)
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