Jimmer
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If you are interested in how to play Turkey such that you appear to be a raving lunatic (but are not), try The Ottoman Centuries by Lord Kinross. It's a vanilla history book, but helps explain some of the mindset behind the Ottoman/Turkish way of looking at the world. You have to put yourself into the mindset of some of Turkey's greatest leaders, and play like you would envision them playing. Playing alternately like Suleiman the Conquerer and then Suleiman the Magnificent made the game very enjoyable. For me, anyhow. Ever heard of the six-nation coalition to take TURKEY down? Yes, even France had to join in. In fact, if he hadn't, the other five likely would not have won the war, and certainly would not have pulled Turkey back from the brink of dominant power status. It would have gotten really ugly if that had happened. It was a fun book to read, too, if you like history.
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At LAST! The greatest campaign board game of all time is finally available for the PC. Can my old heart stand the strain?
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