Despite wide-spread consumer, media and industry support of this practice, I refuse to forgive or overlook such questionable actions. I missed Kingdom. Luckily, Lords II has all the elements from my favorite quirky text game and adds so much more. Lords II pits you against 2-5 others where diplomacy is an option. You can send custom insults and compliments to other rulers, affecting others opinion of you.
Diplomacy allows players to bribe their ways into competitors hearts and forge strained alliances.
Both Civilization and Master of Orion offer more detailed diplomacy models. While playing Lords II, I did notice the shortcomings. Lords II players can not threaten, trade or make different kinds of alliances as I could in my favorite strategy games. Thankfully, Lords II has offers many pleasant distractions. At each step of the game, players make interesting decisions.