Okay, I'll do it then.....
Okay, for then those that dont like reading manuals, (yes, like myself - hate games where you have to read the manual - yet im still going to plug away at EU).
So, I'll just keep adding to this individual message for those people (like myself) that dont understand what some of the words mean. (thank goodness for my American Heritage talking dictionary - Never needed it before, but .....)
Attrition:
1. A rubbing away or wearing down by friction. 2. A gradual diminution in number or strength because of constant stress. 3. A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.
Annex :
1. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing. 2. To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city. 3. To add or attach, as an attribute, a condition, or a consequence. n. ( ²n“µks”, ² n“¹ks) 1. A building added on to a larger one or an auxiliary building situated near a main one.
Ducats:
1. Any of various gold coins formerly used in certain European countries. 2. Slang a. A piece of money. b. An admission ticket. [Middle English from Old French from Old Italian ducato from Medieval Latin duc³tus duchy (a word used on one of the early ducats)
COT('s):
Center of Trade
Province(s):
1. A territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or an empire. 2. Ecclesiastical A division of territory under the jurisdiction of an archbishop. 3. provinces Areas of a country situated away from the capital or population center. 4. A comprehensive area of knowledge, activity, or interest: a topic falling within the province of ancient history.
Conquistador(s):
1. A conqueror, especially one of the 16th-century Spanish soldiers who defeated the Indian civilizations of Mexico, Central America, or Peru.
Siege:
1. The surrounding and blockading of a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it.
Embargo(s):
1. A government order prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports. 2. A prohibition by a government on certain or all trade with a foreign nation: an embargo on the sale of computers to unfriendly nations. 3. A prohibition; a ban: an embargo on criticism.
Blockade:
1. The isolation of a nation, an area, a city, or a harbor by hostile ships or forces in order to prevent the entrance and exit of traffic and commerce.
Alliance:
1. a. A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes: an alliance of labor unions opposing the bill. b. A formal agreement establishing such an association, especially an international treaty of friendship.
