McGuire
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First things first: It's been a long time since I've played FR. I prefer going against Napi to playing him... But now to the point: quote:
ORIGINAL: Joisey I believe it is important as France to not let the Austrian and Prussian armies link up. Move quickly and destroy one or the other, it doesn't really matter which one. Total agree! If you can get RU or TU to aid you - choose the enemy they can help you with. If neither is going to help you, I'd always prefer AU. In the beginning they are the stonger part - in my opinion! quote:
ORIGINAL: Joisey I also like to cultivate Spain as an ally at the outset. It's a pain in the butt to have to invade Spain, and gaining the Spanish fleet gives France the only real chance it will have during the game to challenge British naval supremacy. It has to be done at the beginning, before Britain starts laying keels down. France will never catch up in the naval arms race. I had a deal with SP when I last played FR. I promised and gave them most of Italy! For a little help against AU and keeping GB off my back! SP is never a naval match to GB, but GB will be pretty cautious to put lots of his few army factors on ships when you've got the SP and FR armadas lying nearby... After the PR/AU-problem is done, you can even help him in Africa. TU is going to be baught by GB in the long run! It's better to make him stay low! quote:
ORIGINAL: Joisey Ussually, Spain demurs, but every once in awhile you'll get a Spanish player with cajones. The naval battle will be a matter of pure luck, but if you win, you'll win big. I don't think it'll work out with only FR & SP fleets. You should have someone else on your side (e.g. RU). If you don't I think it's not worth it! The thread to sink his fleets as soon as he gets troops on them far outweights the risk of giving him the total naval advantage! If you'll get RU to sign on - CRUSH HIM! quote:
ORIGINAL: Joisey I'll treat Turkey as an ally as France, but really it's ussually nothing but a dance. A good Turkish player will play both sides for maximum benefit. Any Turk who aspires to put together the Ottoman Empire will ultimately hesitate to cross the British navy, however, as the Royal Navy will utlimately control the Med. As seen above - I disagree! Like you said: TU is playing both sides! Build up SP and make him an ally for sure! He'll never gain from a war against you! But he can gain BIG TIME by being you ally! I'll pick this one up later. Keep Tu to the ground and you might even get RU to help you! SP gets North-Africa - Ru gets some provinces from TU and you'll get the PPs! Now that's a deal I can live with! And I think there is no better fight than a dominant FR against a TU that is in a three front war.... :-) Now back to the benefits of SP being your ally! The situation is something like this (long time ago, SRY): Alliances: FR-SP, AU-PR Wars: FR-GB, SP-TU, FR-TU, GB-SP I crushed AU/PR with some luck! Cond. surr. from PR / AU didn't want it... so: unconditional. But I was fair with them. So they were quiet for 24/26 months (and got passage through AU). SP and I were massing our fleets near GB and he was concentrating his forces there too. There was just 1 small fleet of mine in Marseilles - which I took to block Gibraltar - SP from the land side. After 2 turns of starving there SP moved in and voila - Gibraltar was spanish. Believe me - things like this make an ally stick with you to the end! Whichever it is!
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