Quote Originally Posted by Bobo View Post
Problem is that the capital is well defended and you do not want to loose your troops. As you say if it will be returned you do not want to waste money by now with Courland coming and Austria declaring war.



Austria is not that hard to beat. In fact instead of going to Saxony like it was suggested before you gan just go to Silesia and then rush take Bohemia and Vienna. The only army they will have in the north is rather weak compared to yours. Besides allying with the Ottomans is the south can give you a big advantage depending how your ally reacts.
I personally think that attacking Hannover in the first 5 turns and then invading by ship the United Provinces by the 6th or 7th turn, you may be at war against Britain, but does Britain matter, no. You can then ally yourself with France and Sweden and thats how I got control of nearly all of Europe by 1750.