here's the position in europe as of week 7, 1915, in terms of borders and a short description of the empire.
The German Empire includes Germany (the 1914 borders), Austria, Bohemia-Moravia, Champagne, Alsace-Lorraine, Paris, Switzerland, Nish (Serbia), Corsica, all of 1914 Rumania except Galatz (one more city that is currently under siege), Jutland, eastern Iceland, Scapa Flow, and Calais.
The German Empire is the general hegemon of Central and West Europe since France basically lost its grip and Austria-Hungary was defeated in the First (and second now) Russo-Hungarian war, AUstro-Italian War, and Second Austro-Prussian War (in Germany called the German-in-Austria liberation campaign). The Germans own most of central europe and a growing colony in the Balkans.
The Greeks, who i am friendly with but used to be better allies, own Peleponneus, Thessaly, Rhodes, and Salonika.
The Greeks are generally weak. They have no navy and their army fighting France is continuing its defeat, and they lost Crete to the Italians somehow. However, they hold Salonika, a Victory Point location in the Balkans that any nation wants to have.
Belgium-used to have mutual protection and right of passage are now unfriendly, own just Brussels and Liege and are on and off owning Antwerp and Ypres but they are retaken by the French usaully a few weeks later.
The Belgian army is weak, mostly guerillas and conscript riflemen, and the French are already at war so if i invade i'd have an ally.
Italy-contains Italia, Sicilia, Sardegna, the Dodescene Islands, Crete, and Libya. They used to own Corsica but ceded it to me in our peace treaty.
The Italians are slowly reforming the Roman Empire with the Greco-Italian Wars that are constantly on and off and their expansion in the Mediterranean. They are not a world-class power yet but are rising up. The German navy outnumbers them 2:1 and the army 3:1, but Italy has good generals and only once has had a city taken by another nation (Venice in the Austro-Italian War).
Russia-largest nation by far, has Russia, Belorussia, Finland, Ukraine, Crimea, Caucus, Transylvania, eastern Hungary, Armenia, Poland, Lithuania.
The Russians are very, very privelaged. In the beginning they were backwards, having musketmen as their main force. But with three deposits of oil and countless cities, they modernized and invaded Austria-Hungary in the First Russo-Hungarian War. Here, Russia conquered Transylvania and razed some cities in Galicia. Now Russia is the hegemon of eastern Europe, and has many mutual protection pacts with Balkan nations making it hard for German expansion there without a large war.
Albania-just the city of Tirana.
Lost its southern city (Valona) to the Greeks in a war. Their army is weak but they are sending settlers across Russia to settle in unsettled land (Persia, middle Arabia, Africa, east of russia's cities). Russian soldiers usually kill these settlers or capture them along their way.
France-Normandy, Brittony, Provence, Gascony, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Ypres, Antwerp.
The French used to be a huge power, but now are nothing more than the military might of Spain. One thing they do have is colonies. The French also have some good allies and win a lot of battles against their arch enemies (not so much Germany but more Belgium, Greece, Italy).
Bulgaria-now just the city of Sofia. But the Bulgarians have a good sized military for a city-state. They have aided the German conquest in Rumania and prove to be good allies, aside from the wars fought only about twenty weeks earlier. But they have a rivalry with the Ottomans, just like Germany, and some day i will probably ally with them to conquer the ottoman empire.
Rumania-now just the city of Galatz, which the Germans lay under siege, and Persepolis, a city landlocked by Russia which panzers have already begun assaulting. Rumania will cease to exist in just a few more weeks, five at most.
Austria Hungary-more like Serbia Hungary. It's really just Hungary and former Serbia now. And already Russian troops are deap into Hungary, and have attacked as far as Budapest and Novi Pazar already. This dawdling relic will soon fall under Russian control-which is a threat to German expansion, because it would block the way to the colonies in the Balkans and make a war with Russia even harder.
Britain-Great Britain, Ireland, Gibraltar, Egypt. They have a huge navy but no transport boats so they do not pose a threat to conquering my mainland. They are basically the hegemon of the sea, the Mediterranean and North Sea.
Spain-Spain, Palma, Tangier. This country is basically spoiling for a war, its embargoed literally ever nation in europe. if i can get another isladn in the Mediterranean, maybe Sardinia or a city in Sicily, i will conquer Spain by running down its roads and then coming in from France to conquer catalonia.
Norway-has norway. they're kind of confusing. i just stay away from them, will conquer them if i get control of sweden or finland.
Ottoman Empire-the exact same borders the ottomans had in 1914, except one more city in Greece-its a two word name i forget. anyway, they have a lot more oil than russia and i want it!
Denmark-just the city of Reykivik. They're not even a threat anymore except to Alesia and Entremont, my cities in Iceland, which could probably take out Denmark if they wanted to.
Arabia-Central Arabian peninsula. These jerks are always at war with me but i can never get to them. i will probably end up sending panzers through russia and mesopotamia to conquer them because i hate their political tactics.
Montenegro-just the city Antivari. But i have nothing against them, but i'll conquer them anyway after my top priorities are done.
Sweden-same sweden as today. they're generally war mongers. They are at war with britain so i guess they're my friend. i dont have any plans for them yet.
Netherlands-Holland. These guys have three cities and like fifty flaks. It's going to be tough so they're not my top priority, plus they're in the west which i am focusing more on isolating belgium right now.
Portugal-three cities in west iberia. i'm at war with them, but have not met them in combat. I'll probably sign an alliance with Spain against them but not actually deploy men there so spain conquers them, then i will conquer spain.
that's the political situation right now really. any ideas for what i should do, post b4 like 10 PM eastern time when i will play next.
Germans marching into Rumania. It seems under Hitler our troops are undefeatable.
