Quote Originally Posted by Lord Ovaat
I do not want to be restricted with hard-set historical dates. The objective of the game is to re-write history, isn't it?
Exactly. But how can you rewrite history without years? With years, instead of: The Battle of Agincourt was fought in 1415 between the English and the French, the English won, and as a result conquered much of northern France. It could be: The Battle of Milan was fought in 1365 between the Germans and the Turks, the Turks won, and as a result subdued the whole of North Italy.

That isn't being historical, but it is still a history. It's just not actual history, but your history.

Now replace it with turns: instead of: The Battle of Agincourt was fought in turn 134 between the English and the French, the English won, and as a result conquered much of northern France. It could be: The Battle of Milan was fought in turn 120 between the Germans and the Turks, the Turks won, and as a result subdued the whole of North Italy.

Which of the two sounds and looks better?