Nice to see an actual STRATEGY-game. OK historically correct. More so than many other games.
Difficult to master, but it wouldn´t represent the challenges of time to an empire if it wasn´t.
I leave the game from time to time, but i always return. Its nice to try and reshape the history of your own country or your regions. It draws interesting strings to our own time (politically, economically and religiously). If you understand the mechanics of the game, you might better understand the mechanics of our modern decisiconmakers.
Its a must for "serious" gamers.
Downers: Hard to master, could use a world map, would be nice to actually discover "Permanent Terra incognito", still flaws to countries names of rulers, towns and so forth. Would be nice to set political/strategical goals to battles. Why cant you repay loans before time? Small things, among others, but annoying.