[Baalz]

Yeah, personally I kinda like picking up nations that are considered underpowered and figuring out how to play them in such a way as to make their strengths shine. I'm not the best player out there and only have a couple wins under my belt, but I've had very strong showings with MA Ulm (tied for second), MA Atlantis (solid second) and Eriu (came out the gate so fast 6 nations ganged up on me in year 2...oops). None of these were newbie games, all of them were large games and I always find it amusing when somebody claims that some nation is unplayable...or that I'm a newbie and don't know what I'm talking about. Use a bit of creativity, know your limitations and have fun with it. Who wants a game where all the nations play the same?