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My first game has ended in failure sad to say, and it all started when a deposed, imprisoned vassal petitioned the pope to have me excommunicated.

First off, who's the disloyal pahtak that's been allowing him to correspond to people in between torture re-education sessions?

It wasn't enough that I lose a war against the Scots that drained 10 years and thousands of troops (for both of us, scotland split into a civil war following its conclusion) but one of my vassals decided at that moment to try to usurp the crown of Wales away from me and declare himself a King. I'd recently created the title "King of Wales" and gave it to my monarch. I thought it was quite fun, King of both Ireland and Wales and all.

I was winning the war when all of a sudden my cousin on the throne of England (placed there after I kicked the french out of the British Isles no less!) sides with my rebellious vassal. Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhghhggghhh. I still wasn't 100% from the ten year slug fest with scotland, So the English rolled over me and Wales broke away from me as an independent Kingdom. The realm was completely drained and I desperately needed a chance to rest - that's when the deathblow came.

My own brother launched a plot to dethrone my monarch and claim Ireland for himself. Treachery! Civil war! And my own armies were in shambles. As soon as the fighting started I noticed almost all of his forces were intact, while mine were in pieces after almost 18 years of fighting.. had.. had he been deliberately holding back? Can the AI do that?

I don't care. What really matters is I lost the ensuing civil war (quite badly) and it all came to an end. I could have kept playing as I still had a few counties, but my few remaining loyal vassals were such a mess getting out of that hole would be impossible. Game over.

Oh well. 120 years and i'd united all of Ireland/Wales only to be overthrown by a coalition of disgruntled vassals and ungrateful relatives. Family, its a kick in the pants!


I'm a bit frustrated it all ended like that, but this game has surpassed all expectations for me. Absolutely amazing narrative potential and really quite fun, even when you lose.
Interesting you chose the Irish.

Old Irish proverb; “As long as you have relatives you will never want for enemies.”

I have only played about 9 years as Scotland (and that took 4 hours) and have emptied my treasury trying to get my people on my side. Of course my children hate my guts and I have a for a spy master. My good Chancellor dropped dead while trying to fabricate a claim.

I don’t know where it is all going but it would be nice to have some cash. Prestige is what I have loads of, just not much else.