This AAR will be unusual, instead of focusing on my game I will highlight the world at large. I will be doing quarter century reviews of the largest realms and religions. I am playing the eleven bookmarks from most recent to oldest with random realm selection. I am on 1187 start (game 5) and have notes on the quarter century checks to be able to compare and contrast the different games.
For me, the greatest moment in CK is hitting the random selection and meeting new lands, people and cultures. 1336 placed me on the White Sea Coast as a Nenets Orthodox Chief of Dvina (my first tribal). After marrying a Southern girl, I ended on the Black Sea Coast as a Georgian Duke of Tao. 1241 placed me in frozen Siberia as a Komi Suomenusko (my first pagan) Chief of Ural. I followed a family adventurer across the mountains into Asia to end as the High Chief of Yugra. 1220 saw me in the sunny climes of Greece as a French Catholic Duke of Hellas. I assimilated the local Greek culture and ended as the Despot of Greece. 1204 took me north to the Aral Sea as a Turkish Sunni High Chief of Syr Darya. Expanding up the Syr Darya river, I ended as the Sultan of Zhetysu. 1187 returns me to the Balkans as an Arberian Orthodox Count of Avonlas.
1200 world check on largest religion by number of counties: 1) Catholic 558, 2) Sunni 348, 3) Orthodox 202, 4) Buddhist 152 5) Tengri 104. Nothing unusual as this is the order of the 1225 checks of 1204 and 1220. The number of counties for all five is between their 1204 game and 1220 game readings. My expectations are Catholic will remain #1 and Tengri will drop out of the top five (probably between 1250 and 1350). I have seen Sunni drop out completely and Hindu rise to #2. The most unusual religion to crack top five has been Nestorian (1241 game).
Within 48 hours, I will post realm #5. Of top five, it is only one making a first time appearance. I enjoy comments, suggestions and guesses. Everyone, thank you for reading.
For me, the greatest moment in CK is hitting the random selection and meeting new lands, people and cultures. 1336 placed me on the White Sea Coast as a Nenets Orthodox Chief of Dvina (my first tribal). After marrying a Southern girl, I ended on the Black Sea Coast as a Georgian Duke of Tao. 1241 placed me in frozen Siberia as a Komi Suomenusko (my first pagan) Chief of Ural. I followed a family adventurer across the mountains into Asia to end as the High Chief of Yugra. 1220 saw me in the sunny climes of Greece as a French Catholic Duke of Hellas. I assimilated the local Greek culture and ended as the Despot of Greece. 1204 took me north to the Aral Sea as a Turkish Sunni High Chief of Syr Darya. Expanding up the Syr Darya river, I ended as the Sultan of Zhetysu. 1187 returns me to the Balkans as an Arberian Orthodox Count of Avonlas.
1200 world check on largest religion by number of counties: 1) Catholic 558, 2) Sunni 348, 3) Orthodox 202, 4) Buddhist 152 5) Tengri 104. Nothing unusual as this is the order of the 1225 checks of 1204 and 1220. The number of counties for all five is between their 1204 game and 1220 game readings. My expectations are Catholic will remain #1 and Tengri will drop out of the top five (probably between 1250 and 1350). I have seen Sunni drop out completely and Hindu rise to #2. The most unusual religion to crack top five has been Nestorian (1241 game).
Within 48 hours, I will post realm #5. Of top five, it is only one making a first time appearance. I enjoy comments, suggestions and guesses. Everyone, thank you for reading.
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