I choose to play as Egypt.
Medium Difficulty
Long Game
Day 1 map:
The yellow is me (Egypt).
White with red outline is poland
Red is England
Orange is Moors
Green is Turks
Blue with red outline is Russia
Pink is Hungary
Light gray are Rebel places
Dark Gray is Sciliy
Red with yellow border is England
Blue with white outline is Scotland
Yellow with red outline is Spain
White with blue outline is Portugal
Dark Red is Venice
Dark Green is Milan
Light Blue is France
White with yellow outline is the Papal State (Pope)
Dark red with white outline is Denmark
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I started conquering East. Soon I called a Jihad on Portugal's capital, Libson. The Jihad failed since no one joined it.
The Pope called a crusade on Jeruslem (Mines). Poland joined. I didnt feel like fighting their crusdaing army so I destoyed all the buildings that I had built inside Jeruslaem, except the Mosque. Then I started taxing the civilans very high taes. By the time their crusdaing army came the people in Jerulsam were already rebelling. Poland captured it. Then I re-captured it from them and started rebuiliding the city.
Soon I turned westwards. I captured Tripoli. Sciliy had already captured Tunis. They were neutral with me. I called another Jihad but this time on Tunis. Therefore, I decalred war on Sciliy and asily captured it.
While all this was happening the freaking Moors were busy being allies with Spain, Portugal and later Sciliy. Accordingly, they later declared war on me by blockading my port in Tunis, therfore stopping my trade.
So since I didn't want to deal with Spain yet...too big. I went Northward to Eruope. I captured that Island that's off the bott of Italy. It was Sciluys capital. Then I went into the Italian boot and captured that sity that's at the very bottom (It was their new capital). So now they just have like 2 cities left on the island that is westward of my new land.
Ironically the Popal state came to me and offered me trade rights, alliance and map info. I gladly accpeted it. But soon they called a crusdae on Tunis and became my enemies. Oh well.
So far England joined the crusade and became my enmies but I dont see any crusdaing armies.
I fear the coming of the Mongols since Im focusing on the west and not east. Also I am very close to entering debt
Finally, I sent an army to capture Timbuktu (That lare gray thing under the Moor lands). BUt it'll take them so many turns to reach it. But Timbuktu had lots of gold so that'll help me.
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