The first turn is of course the most important one, as it sets the tone and the pace for the entire game, thus I will discuss it in great detail.Ī. Push westward with your high tech armies, sweeping the Mediterranean in an all out assault (endgame 70-100 turns) Nibble away at Austria/Poland/Russia until they are no longer a threat (70-100 turns)Ĭ. Consolidate and secure the borders (executed immediately within the first 5 turns)ī. A brief outline for survival and victory.Ī. You have enemies on every side of your empire, a poor cash flow, a bunch of thieves running the government, and last but not least, The poorest capital city on the map. Your sorry excuse for line infantry known as Isarelys is pathetic. The Crimean Khan (your other vassal) is weak as a kitten and won't survive long without Ottoman Intervention. The Barbary States, a dependency of yours, are at war with pretty much the entire European continent, making it impossible to secure alliances. Well, first of all almost everyone hates your guts. You have a technological lead with respect to artillery. You have a vast empire (12 provinces), plenty of trading ports (enough to trade with everybody at once), and a reasonably secure hinterland that no European power can easily access. The Ottoman Empire is a unique faction that requires a unique gameplay approach, quite different from the rest.ġ.
