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"Bob Perez" <b...@planetperez.com> wrote in message
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> Every time I read through it I learn something new. As I was thumbing
> through the guide to answer Fred's question, I picked up on something I
> hadn't previously noticed: If you hold down the control key while choosing
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> subsidy for a trade partner, the game will automatically apply the right
> level of subsidy required to become the Most Favored trading partner.
Neat!

Interesting thread!!   Inspired me to re-install the game and play.

First game - messed up the economy by recruiting workers before providing
the necessary food.  Abandoned.

Second game - this time making a controlled expansion, balancing
construction against production and pop to food - going much better now.
Looking forward to playing on this weekend.

At the moment I think I like Imp2 better than EU2 because:

1. I like games where you start with nothing much and build up your economy
and infrastructure.
2. There's something to do every turn.  In EU2 if you aren't fighting a war
you can spend a lot of time sitting and watching the gold total grow so you
can afford to build troops for the next war.
3. The random maps.  In Imp 2 the new world is blank and you have no idea
what new world countries exist and where the resources are.  Adds that
thrill of exploration, you dont see the gold/silver/jewels until you
prospect for them.  In EU2 you know what's out there because it's a real
world map.  It is historicaly accurate but lacks the "spirit of
exploration".

EU2 scores on it's detail and historical accuracy and the pausable real time
flow of the game works nicely.  Europe zoomed out in political view looks
just like a page out of a history book - I love history books.

ps. found the Strategy Guide for $7 on Amazon zShops, $11 with shipping, so
reasonably cheap.