Alright, I'll take a shot at an EOG.
I hate England. The only time I've ever been in a good position as England has been from a takeover. But that didn't mean I wasn't going to try. So I started talking around try to get people on my side. Turkey and I decided we wanted to take out Russia, and we decided the best way to do that was from help from Germany. The scariest thing, though, was that I couldn't for the life of me place what France was planning. It couldn't be too bad, right? We promised to DMZ the Channel. There was a very interesting bit about France telling me he wanted me and Germany to work against Russia. He said Germany should offer to let in Sweden in 1902. A gut feeling told me it was something to do with a plan to stab me. And Germany sure came across as wanting to attack Russia.
Then the first move rolled around, and everything about my plan turned on its head. France claimed he thought I was moving to the Channel, but I very well knew that to be false. There was nowhere for him to get that information. Russia claimed he heard rumors of a Western Triple, and that his fears of one were dissipating. At this point, I had to protect myself. I covered London because there was barely a chance I could trust France. Russia claimed he would let me have Norway, and that if would force it, he would move his army there to cover up us working together. But I didn't feel like I could force Norway, might as well try to move to Belgium, even though France told me he was going to support himself there. I tried to get him to put the fleet into Belgium, since he was claiming he wanted to reconcile. It would only make since, if he were telling the truth.
Then things went from bad to worse. No builds. France accused me of not wanting to reconcile because I tried to protect London, and Russia claimed I thought I was tricking him about not forcing Norway. And there was still a fleet in the Channel. To top all of that off, Germany was now openly telling me that all 3 were in an alliance. That's the most honesty I had received from any of them. I needed to extend for aid from the South. Turkey was trying to go anti-Russia, so he might be of assistance. Austria, though, looked like he would take a lot of convincing. He seemed to be playing for the other side. I called on Italy for some help, but it turned out he was in a Lepanto. My heart sank because my partner and I were dead, and there was hardly a way out of it. We both realized how screwed we were, as each of us had to take on 3 countries, with both of us fighting Russia. So I started desperately trying to negotiate myself back into the game so that I could live a little longer. Russia said he wouldn't let me have Norway, but he wouldn't push further against me. France joked that he wanted to see the queen.
Then he didn't. There was an army in Brest, and it was somewhat curious. I thought I was safe! He joked further that I could see he really DIDN'T want to see the queen. I was desperate now, not only to survive but also expand. Now France was wanting to work with me. We tried to convoy to Holland, while the entire alliance was falling apart around Germany. But he kept support holding, so I wasn't getting anywhere against him.
I decided I needed to reorganize. Russia wanted me out of the Norwegian Sea, and that he would support me to Denmark whenever I could under that condition. The fleet in the Channel made me still uncomfortable about France, so I was for a very short time planning to go against him. I moved my army and fleets so that if need be, I could take the Channel and maybe intimidate France. The entire time, though, I knew how bad of an idea that would be, because if I forced the Channel, he would move to Irish Sea and break me. I couldn't actually and actively be anti-France. The really bad part was that Germany supported Nwg-Nth. Why? That only made France suspicious of me. I had to run around convincing him I didn't know anything. At that point, I had to make the move to Denmark work right then. Russia and I were on it.
The convoy worked, and I got my first build in 1903! It was at this point that Russia and France began lobbying me for the rest of the game to attack one another, which continued quite literally until I finally died. But still, Germany also tried to get me to work with him again, and we planned to get me into Sweden. I was still desperate for Centers, so I decided to go with it. Then I found a French dagger in my back. Germany and I started coming undone, the Sweden plan didn't work, and now my island was turning blue. France carved a path all the way up to Edinburgh, and now Russia was taking Denmark. They were having a similar race in picking up SCs from Germany. Now my ally from the start, myself, and Germany were all coming to a close.
1906 I managed to keep the Channel empty. I would've otherwise died very quickly. France and Russia both saw me as an asset to use against the other from here, and both promised to let me have land again. Russia said he was going to let me have Edinburgh and then as much of France as I would like. After I was in North Sea, France promised me my entire island back. I knew they were both lying, and that either one would kill me given the opportunity, but I got the image of having more than one Center, and that was rather satisfying. 1907, I got my second build of the game. I died the following year because France put me and himself into a position to get him the entire island. I was hoping he might have the mercy to let me live a little longer, but, as Russia warned, that was the year of my death. I stayed in global chat on and off for a while to help see if there was a stalemate line at all.
TL;DR I hate England.
The King is Dead!
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