Consider if you will, what need would there be for my glorious Celtic Communist state to exist in a world at peace? How would I justify to the masses the need for brutal dictatorship and big brother’s watchful eye if there is no longer an external threat to protect them from? I couldn’t. Besides, keeping them around has its uses when considered from a certain perspective. I continue the story now simply to see the narrative play itself out. I concede that at this point, armed with the knowledge that I have gained through this experience, I could if I want at any time, crush the Viking menace with relative ease. “ …in January of this year I decided to continue playing on my original save file, determined not to end this struggle through overwhelming force alone. ‘So you want a granary so you can eat? Sorry I have to build another tank instead. This also means that cities are not only tiny towns full of starving people, but that you can never improve them. And there are so many units at once on the map that you could lose 20 tanks and not have your lines dented because you have a constant stream moving to the front. “The military stalemate is air tight…all remaining nations already have all the technologies so there is no advantage. But of course the people hate me now and every few years since then, there are massive guerrilla uprisings in the heart of my empire that I have to deal with which saps resources from the war effort.” I was forced to do away with democracy roughly a thousand years ago because it was endangering my empire. And of course the Vikings would then break the ceasefire like clockwork the very next turn. This would delay my attack and render my turn and often my plans useless. I wanted to stay a democracy, but the Senate would always overrule me when I wanted to declare war before the Vikings did. “The only governments left are two theocracies and myself, a communist state. He let his Civilization 2 game play out bit by bit for over 11 years of real-life time until he lost control of the post-post-post-apocalyptic hellscape and himself with it. But one player’s curiosity got the better of him. The battle progresses through the distinct eras of history, renaissance, industrial, and usually ends somewhere in the modern age. From there, it’s a race to dominate the others through various win conditions, cultural, science, or global domination to name a few. Each match starts with various world leaders with basic tribes in the ancient world. Getting nuked by Mohandas Gandhi is not an exception, it’s the norm. Any form of altered history is liable to occur in this world mismanagement simulator. Let’s have a treat with something a little darker.Ĭivilization is a game franchise where you can indulge in all sorts of geopolitical altruism and debauchery from the comfort of your own home. You guys have been so good, the cops were only called on us three times tonight. The 11-Year Civilization Game that Went Out of Control – Transcript
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