Fortunately, the web comes to the rescue. The authors have spent hours with the game and provide extremely useful answers. They will also steer you to new scenarios. This game has other problems. The diplomacy sub-system seems very complicated and the intricacies of the Holy Roman Empire are not truly explored.
Graphics barely meet the level of banal.
Travel, especially sea, seems to long and the interface for reorganizing armies is clumsy. The AI, though not stupid, soon ceases to be a challenge. The LAN and Internet modes will extend the life of the game. Europa Universalis is not perfect. Many gamers will not like the subject, the depth or the pace.