Control Europe guides
Every Control Europe guide on Control Europe Guide, grouped by what you are trying to do.
Your first game
- How to play Control Europe — PC and mobile controls, the free group boost, and the order to do things in your first match.
- Best countries to start with — why major powers forgive mistakes, why small nations research cheaply, and which starts to avoid.
- Control Europe codes — why there are none, what the free boost is, and what the paid boosts actually do.
Conquest
- Formables and how to form them — control every required city, the 151 unique transformations, medal unlocks and milestone rewards.
- Military units and combat — all eight units: cost, upkeep, manpower, spawn time and counters.
Systems
- Cities, money and manpower — where income comes from, city tiers and defence, occupied city rules and the manpower formula.
- Alliances and political power — every PP cost, what the alliance bank does, and how the four-month truce shapes betrayal timing.
Not sure where to start?
Read how to play once, then open best countries before your second match. Everything else on this site assumes those two pages.