as a war-gamer I play tall and I have to care about my logistics/soldiers or else my entire run is fucked and hinging on rng in each single division push.
I could spend hours devving provinces, microing trade, buildings/sector creation and playing with my civics/society modifiers; it does depend on the game/faction but I generally love to play tall unless I’m doing a hivemind in Stellaris that requires constant growth to survive. I’ve had many hours on Eu4 as a tiny german bumfuck city-state that use that strategy especially
as a war-gamer I play tall and I have to care about my logistics/soldiers or else my entire run is fucked and hinging on rng in each single division push.
Honestly, that is usually a winning strategy depending on faction bonuses. But I know many people who are just addicted to map-painting.
Playing tall is just map painting with an eraser on hand
I could spend hours devving provinces, microing trade, buildings/sector creation and playing with my civics/society modifiers; it does depend on the game/faction but I generally love to play tall unless I’m doing a hivemind in Stellaris that requires constant growth to survive. I’ve had many hours on Eu4 as a tiny german bumfuck city-state that use that strategy especially