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Game Styles - 10/14/2003 12:39:29 AM

Wellington12347

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I'm curious as to the experience of those who have actually played the board game. What occurs more commonly:

1) A general France v. Coalition war breaks out early with other countries joining the fray or starting there own war.

2) The countries sit back, build up their armies, accumulate minors and not make war until some time has passed.

What has the effect of either of the above occuring had on game play.

Personally I believe that the dynamics of the game would compel #1 to occur more often but in practice is seems that #2 is more common. It seems that people desire to treat the game as an "Empire-building" exercise causes them to not pay as much attention to the VP race. Though I could certainly see how #2 is more viable with the full-scale, 10 year, Grand Campaign game as opposed to the 3 yr 1805-1807 scenario.

Jason

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- 10/14/2003 6:06:56 AM

Forward_March

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The way I've noticed games to unfold is thus:

1st...everybody gathers minors. Portugal causes tensions between Spain and Britain, while the German states are quickly divided up. Turkey goes for the Ottoman Empire.

2nd....All the political wrangling whilst armies build.

3rd...GET FRANCE! On one occasion Prussia allied herself to France, and threw everything off kilter. But usually everyone goes fro France, even if the Russians sit it out.

4th...France cowed...GET THE NEXT BIG Guy!

....or the odd Britain is being a jerk...let's get them!

Usually the first two happen every game I've seen. Nobody is really huge enough to go pell mell with anyone else early in the game(having potential unfriendlies on every flank), so all resort to building a power base.

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