Quote Originally Posted by ciprianrusu
For me crusading is a great way at the beginning of the game of getting unique troops and conquering some territories, like those in the north-vest of Africa (Morocco , Algeria) for their resources..
I'd actually rather stay as far away as possible from anything the Spainish might want. Althought I find that it's fully possible to stick a large, weak, hard-to-control, and economically draining army in the middle of an underdeveloped province and hold it, I'd rather build up the main part of my empire before spreading out.

I like the challenge, though...