Trivia
In the Polish version of the game there is one bonus scenario - it's about the Swedish invasion in Poland in the 17th century.
Contributed by
JRK (8484) on Dec 30, 2008.
Europa Universalis was developed by a swedish company and when the sequel "Europa Universalis 2 " was released in the US , swedish were still playing the first version, as the sequel arrived about 3/4 months later to Sweden.
What's the deal with the box cover shown on this site?
1. Why is their a 13-star American flag featured in the cover art? For a game focused on European politics - one that ends in 1792 - this hardly seems appropriate. The flag of Spain ought to take its place - not having Spain's flag is quite an omission.
2. Why is the St. George's cross of England portrayed as a Scandinavian cross?
3. Who is Nappleon?
I can only hope that the game itself isn't as buggy as its cover art.
Contributed by
Asterisk (74) on Jul 26, 2001.
There are actually THREE different publishers for this game. The US/Canada version was published by Strategy First. The UK version was published by Koch Media. The BeNeLux (Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg) version was published by Blackstar. Compuexpert.com imported the Blackstar version of EU to the US and was able to offer this game for just $10, significantly below the going price for the US/Can version.
Europa Universalis is actually the conversion of a little-known board game of the same name, published in 1993 by French company Azure Wish Edition. One group of players gave a very good impression on what kind of game Europa Universalis is when they wrote: »The game board covers a full size dining table, and we expect to use about one year to finish the way we are playing.«
Contributed by
-Chris (7376) on Mar 27, 2001.
Uses all the aspects of the history of war between 1492 to 1792.
Contributed by
Kartanym 
(9910) on Mar 24, 2001.
