Paradox has built a following and a reputation for its attention to historical detail. But you can also get nuked by Gandhi, which is an immersion breaker for some people.' 'In Civilization, when you lose it's more the direct result of your choices. 'In Hearts of Iron, playing as Luxembourg is not easy-you're pretty much hosed no matter what you do,' said King. He began by contrasting a Paradox game like Hearts of Iron to a less historically rigorous game like Civilization, which strives to first and foremost create a balanced setup in which player skill is key. In a well-received GDC talk, King described the unique challenges of plundering history to create this style of game. Paradox specializes in what they call 'historical grand strategy games,' which are built around real events and eras, and play out on real maps. He's not a historian-he's a game designer at Paradox Development Studio, where he has worked on franchises like Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, and Crusader Kings. Wonkish historical questions like that are the sort of thing that bedevil Chris King. Added prestige in the pissing contest between colonial powers? A desire to distract citizens from domestic issues? But it's not entirely clear what it was that made the cost of subduing Africa seem worthwhile to the United Kingdom in the Victorian era. It's clear what Spain got from colonizing the Americas-mountains of gold and silver to swell their coffers.

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