G7 - France vs. England

Regor wrote:Basileus, Jason; "mint sauce' to you both! No wonder this games going to hell in a handcart.

Fortunately Stuart is keeping us appraised of the situation but it really makes no sense. I dont get the reason for Spain attacking France, the peace conference - with everyone wanting a different slice of different pies and not wanting to speak to some candidates.....

The HWIC seem to be less English and more Spanish but James and William just don't know what is going on? James is a new NPC and William is a prisoner of errr, someone.

How the marrying off of children is going to help this game heaven alone knows.....

Stuart Bailey wrote:

Regor wrote:Basileus, Jason; "mint sauce' to you both! No wonder this games going to hell in a handcart.

Fortunately Stuart is keeping us appraised of the situation but it really makes no sense. I dont get the reason for Spain attacking France, the peace conference - with everyone wanting a different slice of different pies and not wanting to speak to some candidates.....

The HWIC seem to be less English and more Spanish but James and William just don't know what is going on? James is a new NPC and William is a prisoner of errr, someone.

How the marrying off of children is going to help this game heaven alone knows.....

I think the reason Spain has finally started to march North to join up with Pop Habsburg and the Dutch is that Spain has spent the last ??? years saying of "course we are on your side and would love to be getting stuck in against the Frogs but sadly we have signed this non aggression pact and just can not do anything so dishonourable as to break our word."

Sadly for Spain the war dragged, 10 pages in the forum went by, then 20, then 50 etc etc until finally both the French Government had gone and the 5 year non aggression pact had expired and Spain had to put up or for ever be viewed as the cowardly black sheep of the Hapsburg family. Rather than one of the big, tough mountain sheep mentioned earlier.

Sadly however when it comes to England and who is to be Queen my crystal ball seems to be on the blink. But I am fairly sure no one is marrying a three year old. Not unless Richard is being even more unkind than normal.

Finally in consideration of rather odd Hussian posts - if the Spanish & Moldavians link up with the Austrians and the Dutch will we have the Battle of 5 Armies?

Deacon wrote:
I don't think I'm stepping out of line in saying that while I played the Jacobites, I never entertained any offers to marry any 3 year olds!

Deacon wrote:


In some ways its a pity the Jacobite position has now had to meld with the English Government position since seeing how your active Stuart King could have managed active player run houses of Lords & Commons would have been interesting.

However I look forward in due course to the Whigs, Tories and the HWIC trying to sort out a suitable Queen for their King. Mind you they may not have sorted out who is King yet.

Perhaps they have been inspired to follow the Polish Model and in future England will be an elective Monarchy.

Stuart Bailey wrote:

Deacon wrote:


In some ways its a pity the Jacobite position has now had to meld with the English Government position since seeing how your active Stuart King could have managed active player run houses of Lords & Commons would have been interesting.

However I look forward in due course to the Whigs, Tories and the HWIC trying to sort out a suitable Queen for their King. Mind you they may not have sorted out who is King yet.

Perhaps they have been inspired to follow the Polish Model and in future England will be an elective Monarchy.

I would like to see players championing the HoL and another the Commons. What larks would result? And as for the KIng do I read it that William is now under virtual house arrest and that James is running the show. Are either Kingly positions NPC's now? If both are then the Sons of Liberty seem to have done well for themselves. It'll be amusing to watch the marrying off of ladies to an NPC. (This must have happened in other LGDR games??) And what of the HWIC - are they really English? What do they do?

Giz a clue....

Regor wrote:Ah, thank you. Its probably good for England that both kings are NPC its a mammoth task for John Henry to try to bring order to the nation. I though it was clever French diplomacy to get England attacking the Spanish but if so its backfired with Spain now out of treaty obligations attacking. With France continuing to fight Austria (I have no idea about the UDP!) the issues seem to be clarifying.

Spain ought to do well if a limited war ensues with the English and French. At least a sensible and realistic approach might follow a peace proposal.

How different Europe looks from Jan 1706 and indeed Jan 1704...

Cheers Stuart.

Basileus wrote: Sorry, if I have just lowered the tone of the debate but thats what RKLF does to some of us

Jason wrote:Sorry to see you go Louis and please do give serious thought to G2, its a remarkably sane game and I would be very surprised if anyone carried on any vendetta there.

Perhaps it's time to close this thread.

Stuart Bailey wrote:

Think this could mean a few positions have NPC lists which basically say "Hates the Emperor" or "Hates the Ottoman Sultan" after about 50% of the characters. Which tends to be a bit of a clue as to how you can increase your honour in the short term but may not do the quality of your Ministers advise much good.