User blog:Callumthered/German States Map Game Idea

I have been playing map games as small countries (like the Principality of Waldeck) recently, and I think it is far superior to playing as large ones. As a small principality/duchy, you can fly under the radar of the larger countries, and enlarge your dominion (still keeping it small) without anyone really noticing. You can micro-manage the country, building particular roads and buildings and raising particular regiments. And you can manouever your Princely/Ducal family into marriages with much more powerful people (like otl prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha).

So, Iyandelian and I came up with a new idea for a map game. It is set in Germany, and starts between 1763 and 1815. Here's the twist: people can only play as the small Kleinstaaterei; the Saxe-Coburgs, Reusses and others can finally get their place in the sun!

The major countries would be controlled by the mods colelctively, and would not do much.

So...What do you think?