"Europa Universalis 4" is an outstanding grand strategy game: huge, deep, complex, and yet accessible. Nevertheless, the genre is inherently high-stakes, and you may quickly find yourself falling behind even after shelling out a whopping $40.

If you're caught in that, admittedly very specific bind, the new Humble Bundle can help: for $1, in addition to the base games, Art of War, Res Publica, Wealth of Nations, American Dream, Pre-Order Pack, and the Digital Extreme Edition Upgrade Pack DLC. At the average purchase price of $10, you get "Rights of Man," "Mare Nostrum," "Cossacks," "Common Sense," and "El Dorado." At the top end of the range, $17 will get you "The Golden Century," "Dharma," and "Rule Britannia."

Surprisingly, this is far from the full list of add-on content for Europa Universalis 4, and this fact is not universally accepted. Some players feel that the changes made by the various expansions and DLCs released over the years have forced them to purchase virtually everything. I don't know if this is really the case, but if you're curious, I don't see any harm in buying it even for a dollar.

The Humble Europa Universalis 4 Bundle (which really rolls off the tongue) is available until February 4.

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