[CUnknown]

Yeah, dominions is a great game. It has a vast number of strategic and tactical options and different factions, it's moddable, it has a great turn structure for multiplayer ... and ... well, that's pretty much all you need.

Oh, and the balance is in fact very good, despite complaints. It's not like if someone takes nation x, they are completely doomed against nation y or anything like that. The skill level of the players means much more than the balance factor. The skill factor takes years to build up, and can always improve, whereas the balance factor is fairly small in most cases (esp. using CB mod).