Controlling DOW Minors

[Hanal]

In the strategy guide that I read over at the Slitherine site one interesting tip was that when your AI opponent declares war on a neutral, save the game and reload which will allow you to add the attacked country. You then can control the minor's units and not rely on the AI. Have players been doing this or have you simply allowed the AI to handle the minor countries?

[doomtrader]

You don't even have to save and load, just press F12 button on your keyboard.

[Rasputitsa]

ORIGINAL: J P Falcon
In the strategy guide that I read over at the Slitherine site one interesting tip was that when your AI opponent declares war on a neutral, save the game and reload which will allow you to add the attacked country. You then can control the minor's units and not rely on the AI. Have players been doing this or have you simply allowed the AI to handle the minor countries?

I am still learning, but use a mixture, as Axis the Finns can be be left to themselves, other countries I take over as they come into the hostilities. The main thing is that it is good to have the choice. The Finns have mainly got their front to themselves, but other countries get mixed with you main units and can get in the way (taking hexes that you want to use for other units) if you don't control them.[:)]