As we're just launching into game 8, I thought it would be interesting to see how different players played their positions.
Do you try and raise military forces along historical lines? And institutions, again do you go for ones that historically existed in your country in the early 18th Century?
For myself, when playing England and Denmark I did, as far as possible (though also taking on board new developments where I could). When playing part of China, it has been much harder, mostly because the information isn't there (limited info on military forces, hardly any on civil institutions) so I tend to be more creative.
Do you try and raise military forces along historical lines? And institutions, again do you go for ones that historically existed in your country in the early 18th Century?
For myself, when playing England and Denmark I did, as far as possible (though also taking on board new developments where I could). When playing part of China, it has been much harder, mostly because the information isn't there (limited info on military forces, hardly any on civil institutions) so I tend to be more creative.