AdamCrock
Polish Pirate
I went through the same thing--I've been in Civ4 so long I feel like there isn't much left to do (or that I want to do--beating the score on my only time victory isn't high on my bucket list).
For me, the Paradox Interactive and AGEOD games were a breath of fresh air, as were going back and playing older games. Especially SimCity, I forgot how addicting that could be.
I can certainly recommend Victoria 2 from the Paradox Interactive stables ! ^^ It is a very fun game ! Fun indeed if You can bare not bein able to manage the events and WTF moments all the time Yeah it is pretty much more realistic simulation of what it is to be a world leader than Civ - that's for sure