

To maximize your income, you need count with good stewardship. Other highly productive provinces (the Lowlands, Venezia, Florence, Northern Italy, Praha/Plzen, Kiev, etc.) start out owned by powerful Christian nations, and are not readily accessible to the starting count.Ģ. These provinces also have fairly good tech and allow sizeable armies. Some of the most accessible ones in the early game are concentrated in southern Spain (Bajadoz/Cadiz/Cordoba/Toledo/Valencia) where they can be taken from Muslim powers. Identify the provinces that offer the highest base revenue and keep these in mind as your short, medium, and long-term objectives. Since you can only have a limited number of provinces in your personal demesne, it is vital to ensure that your personal provinces are the most productive ones.

In my most recent game, I went from the Count of Dauphine Viennois in 1066 to the king of 12 countries (including France, Spain, Germany, Italy, North Africa, and Jerusalem) within 40 years on normal/normal settings.īelow are some strategy tips that I have found useful.ġ. With a good strategy, world conquest is easy and reproducible. CK offers little challenge playing as a kingdom or even most duchies, and so many experienced players move on to playing counties. CK is perhaps the easiest of the Paradox games. Background: I am a relative newcomer to CK, but a longtime fan of Paradox and a veteran of EU2 and Victoria.
