I've played the TW series since they first came onto the strategy gaming scene. I'd highly recommend STW or MTW to anyone who's interested. RTW shows great potential but the game isnt ready for sale. There are numerous bugs and faults that make this game virtually unplayable unless you can leave the game running in the background. Other less serious problems require player developed modifications to fix. The developers have refused to address the serious problems with the game. Check with the independent fansites and dont buy it until it is fixed.