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Europa Universalis is a grand strategy computer game released in 2000 by Paradox Entertainment and is distributed in North America by Strategy First. Originally based on a French board game of the same name by Philippe Thibault, the player takes control of one of seven European nations (though others are available in different scenarios) from 1492 to 1792, expanding its power through military might, diplomacy, and colonial wealth. The game takes place on a map divided into approximately 1,500 provinces, and proceeds in a pausable real time format. Grand strategy is military strategy considered at the level of the movement and use of an entire nation state or empires resources. ...
Strategy games are typically board games, video or computer games with the players decision-making skills having a high significance in determining the outcome. ...
A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Paradox Entertainment is a Swedish company (now based in Los Angeles) that owns many intellectual properties, the most famous of which is Conan the Barbarian. ...
Strategy First is a software developer based in Montreal, Canada. ...
A board game is any game played on a board (that is, a premarked surface) with counters or pieces that are moved across the board. ...
World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...
1492 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The United Nations, with its headquarters in New York City, is the largest international diplomatic organization. ...
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The game became a surprise hit for its depth and strategy. Paradox used this sudden success to springboard other successful titles such as Victoria, Crusader Kings, and Hearts of Iron.
Europa Universalis was followed by Europa Universalis II.
There are currently four other games based on the EU engine:
- Hearts of Iron: A World War II game, spanning the years 1936 to 1948.
- Hearts of Iron 2: The sequel to Hearts of Iron.
- Victoria: Spanning the years 1836 to 1920, this game covers much of the Victorian era and World War I.
- Crusader Kings: A game where one leads a feudal dynasty through the years 1066 to 1453. One can export a Crusader Kings save to EU2, and then using player-created programs, export to Victoria and again to Hearts of Iron 2; allowing players to cover a time span of nearly 900 years.
Hearts of Iron (HoI) is a grand strategy computer game developed by Paradox Entertainment and Strategy First, set in the years 1936-1948. ...
Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 18 million Civilian dead: 33 million Full list Military dead: 7 million Civilian dead: 4 million Full list World War II, also known as the Second World...
1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
Hearts of Iron 2 is a grand strategy computer war game for the PC based upon its predecessor, Hearts of Iron. ...
Victoria - An Empire Under the Sun or simply Victoria is a real-time strategy game by Paradox Entertainment. ...
Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...
Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties 5 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) 3 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) World War I, also known as the First World...
Crusader Kings is a grand strategy game made by Paradox Interactive about the period from 1066 until 1453. ...
Events January 6 - Harold II is crowned List of monarchs September 29 - William of Normandy lands in England at Pevensey. ...
Events May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). ...
Europa Universalis II
- Main article: Europa Universalis II
Developed and published by the same companies as its predecessor and released in 2001, the basic gameplay remains mostly unchanged, but a number of enhancements were added, such as the ability to convert a province's religion, longer timespan (from 1419 to 1820), the addition of events that affect gameplay, the ability to play as any nation in the game, and many others. Europa Universalis II is historical grand strategy video game for the PC. It is the sequel to Europa Universalis. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Events January 19 - Hundred Years War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which brings Normandy under the control of England. ...
1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
This became what is arguably Paradox's greatest game yet. It was released within a year of the original Europa, leading some software critics to become skeptical of it. However, it achieved high ratings through most leading review sites and becoming one of the few strategy games to be successful outside of its niche market. The company supports it even today, the most recent patch 1.09 came out in December 2005, adding new events and tweaking the gameplay. The enhancements and changes mostly come out of requests of fans in the company online forum.
Europa Universalis II: Asian Chapters Due to the lack of emphasis on Asian civilisations in EUII, this addon was published to cater to those more interested in Asia in this time period. However the game was poorly received because of compatibility issues, poor research and bad planning.
Europa Universalis: Crown of the North Not actually an EU engine game, this is an English-language translation of Paradox's older game Svea Rike 3. This is followed by The Two Thrones, which is virtually the same game, but set instead in the Hundred Years' War. A map of Europe in the 1430s, near the end of the Hundred Years War The Hundred Years War is the name modern historians have given to what was actually a series of related conflicts, fought over a 116-year period, between England and France, and later Burgundy; beginning in...
Europa Universalis III - Main article: Europa Universalis III
Scheduled for release in 2007. The game includes many new features such as new 3D engine. Europa Universalis III is a grand strategy game and its scheduled for release in 2007 between January and March. ...
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