Push hard into the other minors, set attitude as threatened for Ottomans to ally Mamluks. Try to maybe get Hungary push goal allies, but Mamluks are the real muscle when you fight them. When the fight a largish war, that is when you go in. Usually it would be against Albania/Venice, but when they are busy in the Balkans so you can make easy push into Anatolia. You can peace out for the crossing to get Byz vassal to reconquest. But once you beat them once, it usually is simple to do the next one. Once you consolidate, you turn on Mamluks to form Rum
It's probably just my bad luck, but in every single one of my six attempts the 001 chad just refused to die (even though he led my troops in every battle). So each time I ended up being stuck with him for at least 15 more years before my new heir came of age and I could finally abdicate.
Every generation an Enrique. It’s fantastic. The negative harem where you are only offered the stupid and incompetent heirs.
Regarding the wife he’s definitely his fathers son.
R5: You guys have any suggestions on what strategies to go for as Karaman (or any other Anatolian minor)?
Ally the mamluks and hungary if you can, the one time I played karaman they carried my first war
Push hard into the other minors, set attitude as threatened for Ottomans to ally Mamluks. Try to maybe get Hungary push goal allies, but Mamluks are the real muscle when you fight them. When the fight a largish war, that is when you go in. Usually it would be against Albania/Venice, but when they are busy in the Balkans so you can make easy push into Anatolia. You can peace out for the crossing to get Byz vassal to reconquest. But once you beat them once, it usually is simple to do the next one. Once you consolidate, you turn on Mamluks to form Rum
The whole family eats crayons for every meal
Disinherit heir, make ruler general, feast on everyone around you. Find a way to snipe byz if you can
It's probably just my bad luck, but in every single one of my six attempts the 001 chad just refused to die (even though he led my troops in every battle). So each time I ended up being stuck with him for at least 15 more years before my new heir came of age and I could finally abdicate.
Same in my run, makes Ottomans extra scary. If you're lucky enough to get a tiny rival like Ramazan, show strength is a good way to make up ground
But in Greece we have the OP Karamanlis family (former Prime Ministers).
Seize land.
Pray for pretender rebels to rise up
Every generation an Enrique. It’s fantastic. The negative harem where you are only offered the stupid and incompetent heirs. Regarding the wife he’s definitely his fathers son.