The EU real time engine never really appealed to me; with turns spanning 100s of years, a real time engine just does not feel right IMO. I don't really understand that sentence. Perhaps you mean with "games" spanning 100s of years. Well, personally I don't really care that much about real time vs t...

If you are talking about something like an ancient Europa Universalis, with 50 playable countries, that is interesting, but I would have one reservation, which is that it wouldn't make for a very good 2-player game. BoA and AACW are enjoyable for me because I can use them to play a human opponent. ...

Wow! This Pax Romana 2 talk is too good to be true! Could it be time to once again crack open the Colleen McCullough "Masters of Rome" series of books? I was SOO looking forward to Pax Romana all those years ago. As a huge fan of Roman history and a lover of the Masters of Rome series, it sounded at...