[quote=@Richard Horthy] Why not just make them into NPCs until someone comes along who wants to play them [/quote] [quote=@Wernher] I agree. I think were good for a balkan and middle east focused early game? Britains intentions can historically be seen as 'maintain balance and status quo' anyways. [/quote] We might be, but playing the Ottomans, Britain, France, and Russia as NPCs and having them interact with my own Egyptian Sultanate sounds like I'll be playing with myself a lot.