book or movie, that was not the point. I just find in general not buying a really great game because of the cover art a bit.. um, strange.

thanks for the book recommendation although it's totally not my cup of tea

It is very good. You get a grand strategy game that isn't quite as heavy as standard Paradox fare mixed with a system of heirs and family ties being used to bribe, steal and literally stab in the back. It's like the History Channel meets The Tudors.

Crusader Kings 2 rocks. I started as a king of sweden and I already executed all of my brothers because they questioned my authority and caused a few civil wars.

"Treason shall never go unpunished!"

Wanna see something terrifying? Go against the Papacy. There is nothing as horrible to see as a mass of armies coming at you from all of Europe because you pissed off the Pope and he's called for a Crusade against you.

It actually depends. If a pope has a very low authority, and you have a large one for example, you rule the holy roman empire, it's not that bad to go against the Pope.

And as a muslim you may call jihads! :D

True. Of course, I was just some low level nobody in some backwater piece of Spain. So it was pretty much doom for me. :)

I haven't actually played as a Muslim ruler yet. Might have to do that when I finally load it up again.

Sounds expensive. :)