Welcome, Alex D!

Boy, I can see I'm going to loose alot of my sleep, and my life to this game. ;)
You're learning fast! It is by far the most addictive game I've ever played - I'm sure you already recognise this pattern: "Hmm, midnight. Okay, one more year then I'll go to bed...", "Oops, it's one o'clock, so I'll just grab that next province before I go to bed....", "Well, it's only 2am, I've still got time to get this Crusade finished.." .... "Morning dear .... no no ... not all night, I just got up early, honest..."