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Crusader Kings 2 is the only Paradox grand strategy game that is decently playable without using the Designated Unofficial Gamefixing Mod (Magna Mundi for EU3, Pop Demand Mod for Vic2, etc), and the hilariously ugly way in which the AI tries to understand conquest actually works in this era where everything is simply personal/dynastic claims rather than actually dealing with states. If you don't want to muck around with mods and want to try a Paradox game, I'd suggest CK2, and it also can have an appeal in that it's closer to an RPG in a sense in that individual nobles have a meaning, while games further in time abstract away people in favour of political/economic fiddling.