The world, circa 1874:
Started as Prussia. This is hardly the most impressive game, since it's already 1874 and I've only just managed to form Germany. I formed the North German Federation back in the '50s, after asserting cultural hegemony over Austria. Afterwards they became Austria-Hungary and were being a little bitch and kept beating me at the diplomacy game, stealing the South German states from me and thwarting my attempts to get them back in my sphere of influence. So I started the war of German Unification to get Baden, Bavaria, and Wurtemburg from Austria. Finished it not too long before this screenshot was taken, and immediately formed Germany. Unfortunately, I also picked up some infamy in the process.
Not even a year after peace, the French declared war on me. Guess they're still a bit sore over the last couple wars. I have too much infamy already right now to get any new territory from them, so I'll be going for a white peace. My army's still a bit shredded from the unification war, but I'm sure I'll destroy the frogs anyways. They don't have much of a standing army, so most of their army are draftees, while I've got a professional army. Their navy can trounce mine though, so I'll be keeping my ships in the ports.
The USA isn't doing too well. We were briefly allied (wanted to use them against Russia), but the bear was pissy over losing Alaska to them in an earlier war, so while the civil war was going on they started a fight with them. I had just come off a fight with Russia, so I wasn't in a good enough shape to help. Then the Brits got in on it too. The US lost a lot of territory in that war.
Spoils from the last war with Russia:
Took Latvia to be closer to their capital in future wars. I'm figuring that I'm not done fighting the Bear. Didn't realize until afterwards that it left my empire non-contiguous. Oh well.
Brits, as usual, ridiculously far ahead of everyone else. I'm trying to stay on their good side for now. The Netherlands snuck into the Great Powers list while I wasn't looking too. I don't think I've seen them do that before unless I was driving.
Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust
Victoria pictures will do as well
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