This game is fun, more of a general strategy game than actual tactics. You should check out the tutorial videos on GoateeGames youtube to get an idea for the game, it's extremely easy to pick up. Unfortunately, the game has a couple flaws with rebel forces and tax rates during long games, meaning your provinces will unavoidably collapse, and then collapse, and continually collapse in a never ending cycle of super strong rebel forces. Also, tax rates and technology don't seem to scale properly with large empires. These is fixed in 1.0.3 (Game is currently on 1.0.5), however this download is 1.0.0 since yesterday.
You ever play this mobile game called Galimulator? It's pretty much this game, expect on mobile. They don't have anything to do with each other, and the mobile one has a few less features, but some of the concepts are still extremely similar, or even the same. Plus it's free.
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Unfortunately, the game has a couple flaws with rebel forces and tax rates during long games, meaning your provinces will unavoidably collapse, and then collapse, and continually collapse in a never ending cycle of super strong rebel forces. Also, tax rates and technology don't seem to scale properly with large empires. These is fixed in 1.0.3 (Game is currently on 1.0.5), however this download is 1.0.0 since yesterday.