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Best historical strategy ever This game is as close to perfect as any I have ever seen. The economics, the strategy, the battle engine, the background, the diplomacy, are all fantastic! Only two minor issues. First, when I exterminate a population I expect the survivors (as well as neighboring towns) to get the point. The continual riots are annoying, and I would like to have the option to exterminate populations any time public order drops below an acceptable level. If you can show me any example in history where a population continued to rebel after more than half of them had been wiped out I will change my opinion, but I think that Rome's treatment of Carthage and the Mongol invasions prove my point. Second, I found it difficult at times to set the facing of units. The best battle simulator I ever worked with was Gettysburg by Firaxis, and although RTW has a great engine they haven't surpassed the Gettysburg engine yet. Overall, just stunning. I always dreamed that one day someone would write the perfect game; this is the closest yet. Great job!