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<blockquote data-quote="Ourph" data-source="post: 3663718" data-attributes="member: 20239">Yes and no.&nbsp; Australia is a great strategic area to hold, but the only way to expand from Australia is into Asia.&nbsp; Asia is one of the toughest continents to hold onto in the early game because of its many borders with NA, Europe, Africa and Australia.&nbsp; If you have other &quot;bases&quot; beside Australia to expand from it's great.&nbsp; If Australia is your only real stronghold you have to be very careful about how fast you expand and in what direction.In the early game, Asia is one of the least attractive continents to control.&nbsp; Asia becomes much easier to hold if you control NA and Australia too.SA is one of the easiest continents to keep control of if you have plenty of armies.&nbsp; NA has one of the biggest payoffs in terms of armies each round without the disadvantage of a lot of borders (like Europe and Asia).&nbsp; The combination of NA and SA is very nice and allows for expansion into Africa, Europe and Asia for several countries without opening up a lot of new borders.&nbsp; If you already control NA, SA is a better option for immediate expansion than Asia or Europe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ourph, post: 3663718, member: 20239"] Yes and no. Australia is a great strategic area to hold, but the only way to expand from Australia is into Asia. Asia is one of the toughest continents to hold onto in the early game because of its many borders with NA, Europe, Africa and Australia. If you have other "bases" beside Australia to expand from it's great. If Australia is your only real stronghold you have to be very careful about how fast you expand and in what direction. In the early game, Asia is one of the least attractive continents to control. Asia becomes much easier to hold if you control NA and Australia too. SA is one of the easiest continents to keep control of if you have plenty of armies. NA has one of the biggest payoffs in terms of armies each round without the disadvantage of a lot of borders (like Europe and Asia). The combination of NA and SA is very nice and allows for expansion into Africa, Europe and Asia for several countries without opening up a lot of new borders. If you already control NA, SA is a better option for immediate expansion than Asia or Europe. [/QUOTE]

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