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Jan 11th, 2014 at 20:00:07 - Crusader Kings II (PC) |
Given the complexity of the game, I started off playing Crusader Kings by following the tutorial. It seems like the tutorial was created for a slightly different version than the one I actually own, as there were a number of discrepancies between what the tutorial said should be happening and what actually happened in the game. The largest difference is that the queen, who was supposedly dead, was still alive. This meant that the tutorial essentially froze when it got to the section on arranging marriages, as the game wouldn't allow me to marry while my wife was living, but the tutorial wouldn't move on until I did. Fortunately, I was able to eventually get out of the tutorial and start a new game.
I started off playing as the Grand Prince of Kiev, who controlled quite a few provinces. Unfortunately, the number of provinces I controlled created unrest among my vassals, but it wouldn't allow me to grant more than one of my provinces to them. As such, within a few years, none of my vassals liked me much. I tried to see if invading a neighboring pagan state would improve conditions, but I couldn't quite manage to do that either. I ended up just disbanding my armies and focusing on other interests (my king bought an inn and turned it into a rather successful little business). Unfortunately, while I was off fixing up old buildings and sponsoring artists, everyone started trying to murder me. I think my son (who I thought liked me) was the one who finally pulled it off, pushing me out of a tower.
When my son took the throne, most of the kingdom went to his siblings and other relatives. He was left with a tiny kingdom with few resources. He managed to have a son and start improving his ruling abilities when someone assassinated him, too. His heir was only five or six at the time, so he had a regent appointed until he was of age.
Somehow, my grandson managed to be the best ruler of the dynasty. Everyone liked him, and he managed to keep on doing what his predecessors had. I never bothered raising an army, though armies were constantly marching through my lands. No one ever bothered attacking me, though, so I suppose that's okay.
In general, I have no idea if I was doing a good job or not. I lost most of my starting lands, but most of my problems were from having too much land to begin with, so maybe that was a good thing. I certainly wasn't about to conquer the world, but that doesn't seem to be the point of this game, anyway. Maybe keeping a modest kingdom running slowly but surely is a good thing?
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