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Portuguese turns. I only have a vague idea of how this scenario is supposed to be played.
You and me both! As far as I recall trade is the major difference. I believe goods appear in the colonies and the merchant unit is used to aquire (attack and destroy) them, which in turn produces a new trader back home and some cash. At least I think that's how it works.
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Portuguese turns.
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Henry's Naval Academy built in London.
The Golden Age of Navigation begins in the Portuguese city of Lisbon! With the discovery of the Compass Rose, Portuguese explorers are now the most likely to be the first to circumnavigate the world. (They also receive a free advance)
Portuguese found Sao Cristovao.
McMonkey is next.
No newsAfonso de Albuquerque offers his services to the King of Portugal.
An able administrator, he eventually becomes the viceroy of the
Portuguese Orient (the Afonso unit is a para-dropping explorer).