Moor of the Shadows

[phonicsmonkey]

Hi Moorwatchers!

sorry it's been a while since my last update, it's been difficult to find time to play..

Here's the state of play at turn 72:

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I have taken 19 territories without ever declaring war, and there are 4 more rebel (ex-Milanese) towns on the table for me if I can scoop them up before someone else gets there first...

As you can see I've managed to unify the Iberian peninsula under the benevolent rule of the Caliphate - the Portuguese royal family met with a series of unfortunate accidents, as did the Milanese.

I've been buying territories from the French until they declared war on me last turn. I may have over-reached slightly in purchasing Dijon without first converting it to Islam, but if it turns rebel I can just re-take it.

My next target is to bump off the Sicilian nobles and move into the Italian peninsula and islands.

I have 154 turns remaining to get 26 more territories including Jerusalem (which could be tricky - better save up some florins and try a bit of bargaining)

So I think this strategy is viable in terms of the victory conditions - it's also a lot of fun and a refreshing change from relentlessly rolling over the AI...