But in large part, what keeps the fun in the game for me is the wonderful collection of mods available.įor my less computer-literate readers, “mod” is short for “modification” and many games have a vibrant community of modders (people who make mods) that work to alter the game in ways they fine appealing. Another part is that the core game is wonderful, almost always allowing me to carve out a new history, be it a Viking-ruled Egypt to an England where the Welsh drive out the Saxon invaders (more ambitious ones have set up an Muslim Emirate in Ireland and created a Carpathian Avar empire).
Part of it is the love I had for a Mac version of its predecessor, which was one of the few games I could actually play on my Mac laptop. Crusader Kings II remains my all-time favorite game.