Thanks everyone. Agreed @pyrhic, it was anti-climatic. I need a break from the game. I’ll get Dom 5 on release, but need the next few months away from the diplomacy angle. One message a few turns back got to me more than it should have, the high stress load I was under in real life blew it right out. @psyanojim hit the nail on the head earlier about the demands of late game Dominions. I am not happy with how I played the last 30 or so turns, it was sloppy and far from the best way to play the game.
I’ll talk a little bit about Ys later, the whole reason I played them is because I hadn’t ever had them in a game before being such a new nation and I’ll share my experiences.