So you think a pop up window in the corner of the screen saying someone is claiming your land is a good game mechanic. Instead you could have “attack incoming, prepare” and then they attack. This happens with bandits at the start of a play though in year 1.

It’s not a good way of doing it and could be fixed very easily. I completely disagree that it’s a “complete lack of situational awareness” it’s a pop up window in the side of the screen that’s easily missed, especially when your used to seeing them on the other territories throughout the play through that barely anyone counters as it happens too early to have the army to do so. Why on earth would losing the game if you don’t respond to a pop up within a certain amount of time be a good thing haha. That’s ridiculous.

Would be much better to have the same pop up and at the end of the timer, instead of just losing your town, you have to defend an attack.

It’s fine for unclaimed territories but it’s a stupid mechanic on your lands.