Europa Universalis, the grand strategy video game by Paradox, is currently in development as a tabletop board game. The Paradox team demoed a round of play, introducing the nations, settings, and options currently in development for the game. The proposed span of the game covers 1400s to 1800s Europe with the possibility of 2 to 6 hours of play. The game currently features an action economy based on Administrative, Diplomatic, and Military influence along with trade and monetary gain.
The designers mentioned some rules may change as they continue to develop the game. I am definitely curious as to how much of the computing power of the video game can be transferred to the analog space without overburdening the players. EU was originally a board game, one that had a 4.88/5 difficulty rating from Boardgamegeek. The designer has intentionally avoided playing the original in order to not draw influence from it.
The team is hoping to launch a Kickstarter for the game in early 2019.
Ross Blythe is a Chicago based gamer interested in all things tabletop. He enjoys reading history as well as fiction, and so has a soft spot for historical wargames like Pike & Shotte. For the campaigns he runs as a DM he often looks to history for inspiration, for the lessons of the past to challenge the players at his table.
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