<r> So. . . does going to war with the USA actually affect anything in the game? As Britain I was having the USA declare war on me left and right due to my blockades of French ports (which seems very a-historical) but never noticed a downside - no lost colonies, no American privateers, nothing.<br ...

<t> Personally, I love both games - Crown of Glory and EU3 are both fantastic games.<br/>
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They just offer a different fare.<br/>
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EU3 is a more general game that offers, quite frankly, a better overall view of the entire world for you to dable in. And if you don't like vanilla, I ...