Hehe..hehehe...Colonies...
It's like the cult classic versus the mainstream. Maybe it's of higher quality and more interesting than a place like AT, but its particular features make it favorable to a smaller audience. 1 turn a day, long travel times, very small map, few rich regions, means that most players won't find it to match their goals. For example, people who want to max their skills at an academy would have an expected growth rate half that of the other continents. Rich dukes would be fewer due to the fewer regions. Wars are a lot more strategy-oriented than action-oriented.
And as we probably know by now, current "mainstream" is all about action, thinking as little as possible, having a lot of changing stuff happen, mostly all due to the shortening attention span and desire to engage in as many different activities simultaneously.
