I saw a friend playin Shogun, and was impressed by how it combined the two levels, and how immersive the battles were. I later borrowed it, and when Medieval hit the shelves I bought the game, and I've been hooked ever since. I was in my teens at the time. Medieval European armies seemed more interesting at the moment, and the strategic complexity was more appealing than the simpler rules of Shogun. These days I find Shogun's relative simplicity a bonus, although I still return to Medieval more often.

I've converted only one person. Sometimes I'm sorry I did, since the game (and other TW games) is so addictive that sometimes it can be hard to get some real world stuff done...