Well, it's clear people are a lot farther along than this old married guy.

Thirty turns in, the Russian campaign's been a blast. I blitzed south, taking Smolesk, and kept moving. Got to Kiev about half a step before the Poles. Then took Vilius (sp?) after a Polish siege there failed.

Several interesting points about the faction:

Unit loyalty. I've never had a stack with a captain go bandit yet. You can't leave an Egyptian stack without a general, it seemed.

Unit variety. Even early in the game you can get good units by performing missions.

The Poles are your mortal enemy.

Be careful with your money.