2Announced Civ this Friday

[LastSword]

Play with contrast.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Oh, crap. It's not a new leader. It's just Askia living in a tent after he burned burned down his own palace. Damned pyromaniac.

 

[VermelhoRed]

He has a beard. Ruins the chances of my favorite Kahina.

Where do you see a beard?

 

[nunor]

He has a beard. Ruins the chances of my favorite Kahina.

How do you know he has a beard?

 

[Petiscator]

How do you know he has a beard?

I checked it with contrast, as someone suggested. It is a man and indeed, has a beard!

 

[Martinus]

Morocco rules out Venice, imo, so Italy is more likely.

 

[pterodactyl]

How do you know he has a beard?

changed in photoshop.

 

[Seek]

Upped the brightness:

 

[blackcatatonic]

2 Civs revealed this Friday, you say? Just call me the Oracle

On a serious note, this has to be Morocco. The background - tents, palm trees - and the shape almost confirm it.

I still think it could be a female leader, although it doesn't look much like any pictures of Kahina I've seen.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Morocco rules out Venice, imo, so Italy is more likely.

How on earth does Morocco rule out Venice?

Don't assume that both Morococ and Venice will get trading abilities either way, it's like assuming that Germany, Arabia and Netherlands will get re-worked because their abilities become obselete, for all we know Morocco and Venice could not only be both in, but have completely different abilities.

 

[blackcatatonic]

Hmm. OK. Maybe not a female leader if "she" has a beard

 

[Martinus]

How on earth does Morocco rule out Venice?

Venice would be a trade focused civ. But Portugal and Morocco already fill that role. So Italy (as a GW-focused civ) is more likely.

 

[KillerClowns]

Morocco rules out Venice, imo, so Italy is more likely.

Makes less probable, maybe. Insufficient evidence to say "rules out" in any strict definition of the term.

 

[nunor]

You're right. Yet another contestant for Mr. Beard Civilization V...

So Morocco's pretty much confirmed.

 

[VermelhoRed]

Could be a woman with a fake beard

But, anyway, that's Morocco, with 100% certainty.

 

[nunor]

So who is he? Guesses anyone?

 

[Chris Hill]

Grab the image and throw it into Photoshop, then adjust the levels and see what you can see. It is male, with a dark beard.

 

[Veras]

changed in photoshop.

oh wow that's amazing

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

Makes less probable, maybe. Insufficient evidence to say "rules out" in any strict definition of the term.

For all we know Venice could have a super unique ability not realted to Trade, it's clear that the devs do not go for exact accuracy, we've already seen people riot about Maria's inclusion, her ability name's, fact that Rio is the capital, nothing stops them from giving Venice a completely unrelated ability to them.

Truth be told I would pefrer Venice to be in more than Italy.

 

[VermelhoRed]

Venice would be a trade focused civ. But Portugal and Morocco already fill that role. So Italy (as a GW-focused civ) is more likely.

France and Brazil fill Italy's (supposed) GW-focus role too. What now?