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1. Norway, do what Harald Hardråde could not! :D
2. Byzantium, Rome, yadda yadda
3. Kiev Rus. Take the fight to the mongols! :D
4. Whatever countries that look interesting gamewise.
 
1) Fairhairs
2) William the Bastard
3) The Byzantines, I suppose
4) Some Outremer scenario
5) Fairhairs (to see if I can salvage that one) :)
 
Originally posted by Gen. Wolfe
1. Blois
2. A Rus dynasty, probably the Kievan one
3. Premsylid
3. Hohenstauffen
4. Habsburg
5. That Milanese dynasty...Visconti is it?
Apart from the problems in counting (you have six) and spelling (it's Premyslid) you'll probably run into a few other problems too... ;)

We don't know if the counts of Blois will be playable, but the seriously doubt we'll see the Habsburgs - in 1066 they were lowly counts... The Viscontis didn't come to power until the late 13th century so they are definitely out of the picture.

The Hohenstaufen's a bit tricky... Frederick I Hohenstaufen is in his teens in 1066, and the Duchy of Swabia is in his mothers family's hands. I guess they should be possible to play and make sure Frederick is designated heir... :)
 
I'd actually like to play Raymond of Touluse's dynasty. The Kingdom of Occitania, stretching from Murcia to Piemonte, sounds rather nice, wouldn't you say? (consider this an addendu m to my post).
 
hmmmm... first 5 games...

1. Something German - Maybe something Pomernisch
2. Austria - The Babenburg lands?
3. Milan - Whatever form theyre in
4. Something Scandanavian - Swedish more specifically
5. Either Saxony or England (The Norman bunch)
 
Byzantium and Norway first, that's for sure!:D
Then I'm not sure. Might try the Normans early though, but not as the first.:eek:
 
OK, my first 5 games would be:
1. Hohenstaufen, rulers of the Holy Roman Empire
2. The Other Roman Empire, Byzantium
3. if they are playable, the Babenberger (Austrian dynasty)
4. Kings of England, I want to kick French butt
5. Kings of France, I want to kick English butt
 
Originally posted by Tambourmajor

5. Kings of France, I want to kick English butt

Scotland might be more fun for that one. No nasty streach of water to cross if you want to burn London. :)
 
Originally posted by King
Scotland might be more fun for that one. No nasty streach of water to cross if you want to burn London. :)
Yes, but I see it kind of a challenge to follow as French king in William the Conqueror's footsteps. He was himself a French noble after all :D
 
Originally posted by Havard
Apart from the problems in counting (you have six) and spelling (it's Premyslid) you'll probably run into a few other problems too... ;)......B]

dont be so hard on the guy, havard. we all make mistakes ;) and if you want to nit-pick you picked :)D) the wrong name. it should be Premysl, Premyslovci, Premyslovsky.
 
For me:
1)Castile: All the Reconquista to do!. Try to kick out the moors as fast as possible.
2)Aragon: Expansion in the Mediterranean.
3)Byzantium: As everybody here I want to rebuild the empire.
4)Some muslim taifa in Spain: Rebuild the Caliphate and survive the almoravid and almohad invasion. A tough cookie!.
5)Sicily.
 
Originally posted by Ladislav
dont be so hard on the guy, havard. we all make mistakes ;) and if you want to nit-pick you picked :)D) the wrong name. it should be Premysl, Premyslovci, Premyslovsky.

You know how it is with these Iron-Fisted guys. It goes to their head.:D :)