
Does no one play this game anymore (aside from the multiplayer players) now that EU4 has been announced? Well, I at least still have a single-player game.
And it's as the Shawnee! It's now July 1, 1566.
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So far, three Portuguese invasions have successfully been repelled. They landed in the New World in the late 1510s, attacking the Creek. I declined to help, due to a high probability of getting owned. But it was to no avail, as just as soon as they defeated the Creek, they DoWed my vassal, Cherokee. I got out of the war relatively easy, by un-vassaling the Cherokee.
Five years later, they invaded the Cherokee again. I declined to help in this war, too, as now I knew I would get owned. But it was to no avail, as just as soon as they defeated the Cherokee, they DoWed me. The good news was my new border with them allowed me to Westernize. The bad news was, they already were westernized, and they had 3-4 times as many troops, just in the New World. I also lacked forts, though I managed to build a couple mid-war. Guerilla warfare over six years convinced them that all they were accomplishing was losing thousands of Portuguese soldiers, in addition to their adventurous King, to attrition, and as such, their new regency eventually accepted a White Peace.
Twelve years later, they were back. This time, however, they forgot to have troops ready when the war started. So I conquered most of their New World land, and convinced Holland to bail before their guns reached me. With their allies gone, me winning a battle (with a severe numerical advantage), and a likelihood of more guerilla warfare, they accepted a concession of defeat.
Now, both sides have guns, and Land Tech 18. Portugal has about twice as many troops as before, but the Shawnee have significantly improved their manpower relative to earlier wars. Portugal's latest regency has ended, and a new and skilled Queen has taken the thrown. Shawnee expects another attack once Portugal's war weariness (thanks, Mutapa!) falls. Though in less dire straits than before, open field battles are still likely to fail, so survival is by no means guaranteed.
Compared to my last Native American game, which ended in annihilation by the Danes, I encountered the Old World much earlier. That might be good, as by the time I faced them last game, they were much more advanced, and even in the 1630's I didn't have Land Tech 18 - my army was easily vanquished. This time I've done worse at diplomacy, but better at technology and manpower, and it seems to be making a difference (knock on wood).
Noteworthy foreign happenings: French implosion due to excommunication wars, with Orleans and to a lesser extend Provence becoming the regional powers, Novgorod's impressive Russia start, and Taira vassalizing two of the other three Daimyos (I'm rooting for them actually uniting Japan - still haven't had an AI do that in one of my games).