Re: Tuffleyverse, States of Europe

On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Ground Zero Games wrote:

> Though we've not stated it anywhere, I could imagine Belgium being
either
> absorbed into the FSE or even partitioned between the FSE (read:
France)
> and the Dutch....
> Luxembourg could also be either an FSE state or a Dutch ally - not
that
> they'd have much of a star fleet..... <grin>

Why not? They could have done the same as the Dutch did in the early age

of sail. Finance the creation of the Merchant navy, then pay for a
military 
arm to protect it. Albiet not a battle line, but gobs of fast escorts. 

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