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Heron TSG

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Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« on: November 10, 2011, 01:35:34 am »
I love a challenge. I'm sure some of you do as well. Therefore, I will propose one challenge per [time frame] to accomplish. Whoever best accomplishes it gets 3 points, the second best gets 2 points, and third best gets 1 point. The points can be used to show that you have points. Anyone interested?

Challenge #1: Using the country of Ansbach (in any official version with the country in it), expand to the largest size you can between October 14th, 1399, and December 31st, 1499. Can you take Ansbach from zero to hero?

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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2011, 08:45:30 pm »
Doing that as Byzantium would be good too.

Other ideas:
-Form the HRE ASAP
-Conquer the world
-? ? ?
-Profit!
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2011, 11:18:23 am »
I will try it, but don't expect me to succeed :P
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2011, 11:35:59 am »
I've already failed thrice. Just gotta get a lucky break, here!
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2011, 11:40:57 am »
Operation 'Secure the Neighbourhood' has failed
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No reason to give up though :P
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2011, 11:57:45 am »
Bavaria keeps stomping on me, but in this attempt I have half a dozen allies. Maybe I'll win!
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2011, 01:15:17 pm »
I've managed to nab a province from Switzerland in a war they declared against my ally Banden and I have taken Unam Sanctum as my national idea in the hopes of killing of some weak heretics to get more provinces. I have royal marriages with everyone and hope to inherit some countries if I'm lucky. Also Bavaria is reduced in power in Divine Wind if you wanna try that.
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2011, 01:48:04 pm »
There's an exploit used to great effect in the Flagland Ulm AAR, where patriot rebellions (I think?) in war-exhausted neighbouring provinces take over the entire country and collapse it, leading to everything defecting to you. I didn't have the patience for it, but atleast this thread inspired me to start a new game as Poland.
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2011, 01:58:01 pm »
Me, I'd rather just take over greece. Byzantine has a amazing amount of guts left in them, even though they only have 2 provinces left, I assume they're taking loans like mad because they keep shipping in troops.
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2011, 02:05:51 pm »
Byzantines have a lot of merchants and annual tax from being an Empire. Not to mention how high of taxes you get from Constantinople.
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2011, 02:06:57 pm »
And I now have 5 provinces! Whoo! Let's just hope I can keep them from the inevitable rebels.

EDIT: Ugh, accidentally kept my game unpaused while I did other stuff. Now it's 1424 and I went bankrupt. >.<
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2011, 03:53:09 pm »
Quote from: Demonic Spoon on November 11, 2011, 02:06:57 pm
And I now have 5 provinces! Whoo! Let's just hope I can keep them from the inevitable rebels.

EDIT: Ugh, accidentally kept my game unpaused while I did other stuff. Now it's 1424 and I went bankrupt. >.<

Autosaves?

Also I'm interested in this. I will try. And almost undoubtedly fail :p
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2011, 04:46:11 pm »
They don't go back far enough, I'll have to use one of my older saves and lose a lot of progress. :(
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2011, 06:25:23 pm »
Not doing so well...but I managed to get Aachen as a vassel! I have my second regency council now... :(
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Re: Europa Universalis III: Challenge Thread
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2011, 04:47:05 am »
Bavaria ate me :(
I think I'll try again when there is a new challenge.
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