Actually, It is fun!
On Emperor, that kind of empire is 100% victory. (for me, atleast)
I loved the challenge, but it is a little stressful though.
I loved how our scores were so close, Songhai, Egypt, Siam and mine always changes place, on the other hand, even though Poland is at the lower bottom, he has better policies than anyone else (equal/better) than Egypt. I had a lot of fun!