Restarting my French campaign in Empire: Total War. Louis XIV died very early in the game, which is historical. But he was succeeded by Elisabeth I, which isn't historical. I enjoy playing with a queen as the leader though. It's much more pleasing to see a woman ruler than a man wearing long and big wig, which describes most leaders in the game from Europe. The succession triggered a declaration of war by Austria, so this is the War of French Succession then? Austria and France both allied with Wurttemberg and Bavaria. But the two small states have chosen to side with Austria in the war.
I promise that they'll pay dearly for this.
I declared war on Britain from the very beginning, although I have no plan to invade them, except Ireland, for my naval base in the Atlantic. I capture British warships and basically destroy their navy and maintain the French navy's place as the world's naval supremacy, to rewrite world history. I blockade all their ports and isolate them, like what Napoleon dreamed of.