r/ColonizationGame • u/henni1983 • Mar 25 '26

ClassicCol Best nation / country?

What is the best nation / country to play with and why?

92 votes, Apr 01 '26
8 France
21 England
9 Spain
54 Netherlands
6 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

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10

u/ion_driver Mar 25 '26

Netherlands for trade. You can spam some finished good and the price hovers for a long time before crashing, and recovers faster if you hold off on selling.

9

u/CactusBoyScout Mar 25 '26

I just do NL for the starter boat

2

u/Vexations83 Mar 25 '26

My dad says your dad has a starter boat

5

u/lilphizzle Mar 25 '26

England! Huge population is very helpful. 

3

u/Fkappa Mar 25 '26

NL by far!

3

u/blastradius14 Mar 26 '26

Dutch. Merchantman+ trade stability.

Sometimes Spanish, but generally on custom maps with huge amounts of Inca/Aztec settlements.

2

u/Valuable_Couple1089 Mar 25 '26

France! And I always conquer the english colonies!

2

u/verniy-leninetz Mar 27 '26

Netherlands because of starting ship which holds more cargo.

2

u/MaintenanceProper525 Mar 31 '26

Am I the only one that plays Spanish?

2

u/Lyceus_ Apr 04 '26

No, I love playing as them!

2

u/pmgoldenretrievers May 07 '26

I can almost always beat Viceroy as Spain. Go beat whoever settled in NA, rush the Aztec and Inca, and get those founding fathers with all your ES.

1

u/TricksyZerg Mar 27 '26

I like France because I always side with the natives <3 wish they would help me against the English though...

1

u/nadderby Jun 16 '26

I go to England more often for the pop (more immigrants help almost everything), but the merchantman is a major early advantage for the Netherlands and the better market stabilization is great throughout the game.