Early Expansion Question

[KissBlade]

Most nations average 2 a turn with a pretender taking provinces and then their main army going for another route. Three a turn is relatively unrealistic in MP due to the likelihood of getting ganged if you expand that quickly. Though in the past uber bless strats have been able to defend pretty well, often there's player talent involved in that to make such strats relatively unsafe for most beginning players. An expansion rate of one - two provinces a turn is best though don't be too worried if you get off to a slow start, usually you can wrestle provinces away if you make some good plays against weaker players anyway.