by Jon Karlsson
I'm thinking that Linus starting in North America too was really significant for the outcome. This challenged Andreas/Balkania immediately, and stopped them from taking North America, which would have given him +5 continent bonus on top of 2 x +2 for both mercenary scars. And 12 troops per turn is on par with what the rest of us produce together, so if Linus had not done so, this would have been a shoe-in for Balkania.Given this production potential, Balkania simply cannot be allowed to start near the Americas ever again.