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Sovereign Almanac covers Europa Universalis V and IV with one rule: every page tells you which patch its data was verified against, what the sources are, and where the community genuinely disagrees. Look for the version cartouche in the corner of every guide.
New to EU5? Start here
- How to Play EU5: A Beginner's Guide That Respects Your Time
- Best Nations for Beginners in EU5 (And One Official Pick to Skip)
- Your First Session in EU5: The Day-One Checklist
EU5 nation guides
- Byzantium Guide: Surviving the First 50 Years
- Castile Guide: From Iberia to Empire in the First 50 Years
- Florence Guide: Small Republic, the Medici Question, and Playing Tall
- France Guide: Centralizing the Kingdom Through the Hundred Years' War
- Hungary Guide: Building the Pannonian Basin Into a Power
- Muscovy Guide: Uniting Russia and Breaking the Golden Horde
- Naples Guide: The Diplomatic Playground With an Economic Trap
- Ottomans Guide: Winning the Rise of the Turks
- Poland Guide: The Alliance That Drags You Into War on Day One
- Papal States Guide: Breaking Free of the Avignon Captivity
- Portugal Guide: Fixing the Bankruptcy Trap and Surviving Castile
- Sweden Guide: Building a Resource Economy in the Frozen North
- Venice Guide: Playing Tall as the Adriatic's Merchant Republic
EU4 nation guides
- EU4 Austria Guide: Collecting Crowns Through Marriage, Not War
- EU4 Brandenburg Guide: From Poor Elector to Kingdom of Prussia
- EU4 Byzantium Guide: Five Ways to Outlive the Ottomans
- EU4 France Guide: From Five Appanages to a European Hegemon
- EU4 Japan Guide: Picking Your Daimyo and Becoming Shogun
- EU4 Mughals Guide: Forming an Empire Through the Diwan System
- EU4 Netherlands Guide: From Burgundian Vassal to Trade Superpower
- EU4 Ottomans Guide: The Janissary Empire's 1444 Snowball
EU5 mechanics, patches & DLC
- All EU5 mechanics explained
- EU5 performance guide
- EU5 Patch 1.2 Echinades: The Patch That Rebuilt the Foundations
- EU5 Patch 1.3 Pavia: What Actually Changed for How You Play
- Fate of the Phoenix Review: Is EU5's First DLC Worth It?