[OmikronWarrior]

Some posters have made some pretty good arguments as to how to use Man effectively. They seem to depend, however, on the assumption Man can expand with out the use of an awake SC. I don't think thats the case. Remember, the assumption is an SC can grab one province per turn, so if you forgo the use of one you'll need to use your national troops to get 12 provinces by turn 12. Not an exact science as some players will insist you need 20 by turn 12, but thats the general idea. In my experiments in single player I was never able to hit that number with troops alone no matter how positive my income and production scales. If you need an awake SC, you're either sacrificing scales or magical diversity, both of which are tough for Man to and survive the long haul.