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Originally Posted by chrispedersen
Your current setup gives the vets a huge advantage. I don't say you should alter it necessarily, but everyone should be aware of it.
A vet sea capable nation, like agartha or ermor has central access to water, a huge number of water provinces. Newb nations, even if sea capable would have vastly diminished access.
I would suggest using dead seas, giving virtually no advantage to owning those territories. (no recruitables, no income, no resources, no sites).
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This is one of the reasons I prefer TwoBits' suggestion.
The setup suggested by cleveland allows the vets to expand toward us, stifling our expansion, while saving that huge circle of uncontestable provinces for later.
TwoBits' suggestion requires/allows the vets to decide how to pursue this war rather than setting them up for an obvious approach.
Frankly, I suspect the noobs would be better served to set up like this:
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With a mirrored approach on the right side of the island. But that would hand us the HUGE backyard I just belly-ached about the vets having...
