On the other hand, becoming the Holy Roman Emperor is also an interesting option for Savoy. The Alps provide superior defensive positioning for your troops, but it won’t be the end of the world should you choose to fall back to Cuneo as the besieging troops will incur a good amount of attrition damage. All three nations have a natural enemy in France and will likely sign an alliance with you, and if not would be likely candidates for a coalition force against the French.Ĭhoosing Diplomatic, Quality, and Defensive ideas help improve on what will most likely be a small military force. Burgundy and England are the best nations to become chummy with. Although war with France will be inevitable at some point or another, successful diplomacy can give you more time to prepare. While Savoy has all of these things going for it, it also has a giant throbbing thorn in its side: France.įrance believes that about half of Savoy’s territory rightly belongs to them and will have no problem taking it a step further by attempting to completely wipe your fledgling country off the map. As Savoy you have a decent population and good enough economy to field a good-sized army. Your capital in Turin is protected by the treacherous Alps in the north and west, the Ligurian Sea to the south, and some Italian “buffer states” to the east. Savoy in 1444 is the most powerful independent power in Italy. (For the record, the screenshots below have approximate theaters that these countries will be waging war in). Below are a list of mid-level powers that are both fun to play as and present opportunities to master different aspects of the game while still being manageable for beginning players.

With Europa Universalis IV we get to ask these “what if” questions from the throne of anything from a minor power like Lüneburg, or a major player like France.

What if Sweden chose to fulfill the ambitions of their Viking ancestors and conquered the British Isles? What if Sardinia-Piedmont had united Italy 300 years earlier? What if the Czechs defended their lands from the clutches of the greedy Habsburgs and colonized North America? Europa Universalis IV gives us a chance to rewrite what we know in the history books.

Eu4 most fun nations