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Crusader Kings

Mark your calendars: the definitive Crusader Kings board game has come!

Crusader Kings is a strategy game of the Middle Ages. You control a Christian lord and must guide him and his family through generations of war, crisis, famine and intrigue. This is how you build your dynasty to create one of the great medieval kingdoms!

Crusader Kings is the definitive medieval strategy game, taking you from the feudal realms of 1066 up to the time of the Hundred Years War. This is historical gaming at its most enthralling.

Crusader Kings is a strategy computer game created by Paradox Development Studio and released in 2004. It is set in the Middle Ages, more specifically 1066 to 1453, with the expansion pack adding another 250 years (1453 to 1707). It was published by Paradox Interactive.

Crusader Kings is the game of ruling and fighting in medieval Europe during the 10th century. You will play a dynasty of nobles, who have to fight for their throne - not to mention their life! Can you launch a successful claim?

Vive La France! In Crusader Kings – the first historical grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studio – you will play as a Christian lord in 12th Century France. The mighty Hapsburg Empire lies across the sea, the Muslim forces of the Middle East hold nearby Jerusalem, and you are poised to make your mark in history as a great warrior or builder of empire.

Crusader Kings is a grand strategy game that challenges players to make strategic decisions as any country in Western and Central Europe during the Middle Ages. The player chooses whether they wish to connect with history by choosing a character from one of the families that controlled these kingdoms during the period, or to start with an original character of their own creation. Challenges range from maintaining a kingdom and managing its growth, to warfare and military control, to building relationships and marriages to secure political alliances and power shifts. Even the late-game leading of armies into battle can be abstracted for players who are not interested in direct combat but would rather delegate