[quote=AegonVI] Is that why the Italian officers were so challenged by directions early on? [/quote] Italys' education at beginning of game = 32% I must have gotten a terrible roll when I tried to send my officers over to the US to watch the ACW. [quote=Outcast] Quick warning. This game is going to get boring real fast if the rest of you keep tiptoeing around Germany. [/quote] Everyone and their brother are allies with Germany. >.> Russia, France (which could mean GB getting involved), Spain. And the Allied Powers in the War of the Eighth Alliance already has shown us how fast an alliance can fall apart. And don't forget all those treaties the Allies signed with the Eighth Alliance. No war for another 5-10 years. [quote=UR-Qing Relations]UR: Reduce your troop numbers NOW!!! Qing: Dude, we're at war with Russia and Prussia. We need all the men that we can get! UR: I don't care. This mean's war![/quote] Pretty much what happened IC.