Question regarding game 2

Wiki on letters of Marque

I guess that in most cases it seems like the letters were respected, but in cases of civil war, not so much...

Deacon wrote:
Wiki on letters of Marque

I guess that in most cases it seems like the letters were respected, but in cases of civil war, not so much...

Thats going to be a bit of a blow for various people in the English Civil War in G7........Get your nice letter of marque from James Stuart or William of Orange and you can still get hung!

Wonder if they will be better off with a Dutch or Scots letter of Marque?

I have a question ref G2? Why is French honour so high?

One government started a war with the King of France own grandson.....Phillip of Spain, lost most of its Army on the Ebro and finally lost Paris to the Spanish Army and went bankrupt.

Next French government decides to go bankrupt in turn have a revolution and invade the HRE. It got smashed by annoyed Germans & Austrians and was finally overthrown by a Royalist Coup backed by Phillip of Spain who put one of his infant sons on the throne.

The Regency government is a success for some time but comes to grief trying to establish a French Empire in Egypt. An outraged Grand Vizier sinks the French Transport Fleet and blocks ports to strand the French Army in a the back of beond (well Syria) and savages France and its allies so badly 2M people die in the famine. Versailles is a smoking ruin (burying the French Treasury) so its almost a act of mercy when the English end the war by marching into Paris and the Duc de Boulanger goes into self imposed exile in Sweden of all places.

France and a mighty alliance of Allies have been been outthought and outfought by a bunch of Albanian goat farmers who probably only muster 25% of their number. English & Prussians are reported to have laughed themselves sick.

French governments spend years trying to pretend the build up of Prussian power in the HRE is nothing to do with them.......then suddenly they decide it is and attack everyone!

a) Messed up the diplomacy ......While the Emperor has won allies, France does not even have the support of its Kings twin brother (The King of Spain) after attacking his port.

b) Messed up the finance (bankrupt again)

c) Messed up the Military when its main Army gets trapped Strassburg

And despite this history of diplomatic failure, financial failure and military disaster the French Government is more highly regarded than
I) The Protestant Liberator of Hungary from the Hapsburg Yoke II) The Great Moghul who has re-established Moghul power in India
III) The King of England.........Strongest Financial & Naval Power in the World (but his son is a odd one) IV) The Kaiser! V) The most successful Ottoman military commander in decades.

Can anyone explain why some positions always seem to be a) popular or b) an economic success no matter what    

"The King of England.........Strongest Financial & Naval Power in the World (but his son is a odd one)"

Oi

You have to wonder what mess the French are in if they can't afford to finance their army in Strassburg...

The words deep shit spring to mind

First I think that young man from Hanover is a great fellow! Might have to fight anyone who defrauds or causes his reputation to suffer  .

The French problem lies in poor harvests and a hugely successful raiding campaign against French commerce. As to why they stay at the top of the ratings... One will never know.

I think once again boils down to never and I mean never knowing how the honour system works, but I think I am starting to get a fair idea in how it works. He is either playing up to his nobles to maintain there loyalty or he is riding the wave of French defiance in Strasbourg.

he is being France and never giving in and fighting honorably, plus money is not a fact really. As long as he plays honorably and does not over tax his nobles and church he should be ok. He may have had a high score to start so may be slipping down but not got near the others yet.

revvaughan wrote:First I think that young man from Hanover is a great fellow!  Might have to fight anyone who defrauds or causes his reputation to suffer  .  

The French problem lies in poor harvests and a hugely successful raiding campaign against French commerce.  As to why they stay at the top of the ratings...  One will never know.  

Non G2 players should note that the King of England aka Big George keeps the Prince of Wales aka Little George firmly out of England and hides him on his German Estate (aka Hanover).

Out of the view of the Lords & Commons little George can smoke opium, listen to opera, eat Turkish delight and spend his Dads cash on building up any Army the Emperor will never allow him to use against the neighbours.

Since Little George has already hired the defeated members of the Jannissary corp, defeated Mamlukes and Swiss and is the favoured employer for unemployed and down on their luck troops I expect his next trick will be to hire the unemployed French Army from Strassburg.

Wonder what Marshall Villiers will look like dressed as the Aga of the Hanover Jannissary Corp?

Actually since the must successful French commanders in the game to date have all fought either for the last King of Spain (who was French) or the Ottomans it might be a good career move.

Actually while I can see the French Logic in writting off this Army........well whats the point of paying upkeep on troops who will be dead or
captive in a couple of months?.........I just do not understand how a government this brutal towards its own troops/nobles can be so popular?

Perhaps my characters have just been too soft & cuddly  

I always thought that the honour score of inactive positions slowly dropped over time, but with France it seems to be the opposite. It seems to be stuck at a high level.
Because he has such a large tax base his income from tax alone will probably be enough to get by on. After all his Trade in HRE is banned, most of his shipping is in English hands, so trade isn't going to be great for him.

I think the Kaiser might just allow the Kurfürst in Hanover to use his army to storm the citadel in Strassbourg. Hope we can safe the Butterfly collection of Mad Matt.

Mean while I await the Kaisers orders...... 

Mr Bailey, the people of Hanover are not only rich but also happy to pay their taxes...so we don't need anyone elses money

Come and have a look round my treasury sometime, and if you're very lucky I'm might let you pick up some loose change, just a few million pounds but you might need it

Have the people of Hanover paid their tribute to the imperial coffers? that may explain why they have to much money gathering dust in the halls of the mighty.


Hauptman v.d Deckel could well be eating cheese on his next mission, Orders are under way. If he discovers a recipe to combine Sausages & Cheese then he may get
a) Promotion
b) the Nobel prize for peace in our time

A loyal officer and a gentleman and this how I get treated.......  

J Flower wrote:Have the people of Hanover paid their tribute to the imperial coffers? that may explain why they have to much money gathering dust in the halls of the mighty.

I'm sorry, the invoice doesn't seemed to have arrived...this is what happens when you don't have an imperial postal service...

Send me I am sure i can get one off him inside a month.....

No sooner said than done.

shall I take the goat and salt?

Or the comfy chair and cushion?

Jason wrote:Mr Bailey, the people of Hanover are not only rich but also happy to pay their taxes...so we don't need anyone elses money

Come and have a look round my treasury sometime, and if you're very lucky I'm might let you pick up some loose change, just a few million pounds but you might need it

At last !!!!! A solution to the Ottoman Bandit problem...........export them to wage a Jihad against the Godless (and wealthy) in Hanover  

Maybe the Imperial Tax office can find a job for them as collectors of unpaid contributions.......


v. d Deckel may need the goat & salt

Plus the comfy chair & soft cushion, maybe we should also consider letting him use the tea & biscuits, although this may seem a little too cruel to some of you out there.

A quick advance apol to anyone expecting a letter from Hanover in the next turn...the 21st Century has got in the way the last couple of weeks and I'm afraid I haven't had a chance to do letters...

Take your time, we'll all be glad to welcome you back. Plus it gives me time to sort out the Imperial income tax owed by Hannover

J Flower wrote:Take your time, we'll all be glad to welcome you back. Plus it gives me time to sort out the Imperial income tax owed by Hannover

How much does it cost to replace 30,000 lost Imperial troops, rebuild Strassburg and bribe an unemployed French army to leave the Empire?

Well the Hungarians finally get bloodied all beit lightly, with the probable arrival of more fresher "barbaric" troops, surely the French will not be able to hold out much longer.