Bet on the last two slots for Modern Civs (RGB)

Which last two Modern civs will make in the base game?

  • Britain and Germany/Prussia

    Votes: 33 19.9%
  • Britain and Russia

    Votes: 46 27.7%
  • Germany/Prussia and Russia

    Votes: 87 52.4%

  • Total voters
    166
Although, the reveal of France does provide a biiit more hope for Britain? We know that the Modern age cultural path is tied to archeology, and with France’s design having nothing to do with Egyptology, one may wonder which of the remaining speculated civs will lean into it, if not Britain. Or will there be no such bonus in the base game at all?
I mean, the Germans took the Ishtar Gates back to Germany brick by brick... :mischief:
 
Although, the reveal of France does provide a biiit more hope for Britain? We know that the Modern age cultural path is tied to archeology, and with France’s design having nothing to do with Egyptology, one may wonder which of the remaining speculated civs will lean into it, if not Britain. Or will there be no such bonus in the base game at all?
Prussia/Germany were a bit late starters in Egypt, but they are also good candidates for it. They lack a well-known institution like the British Museum of the Louvre for a few reasons, but if you look at the results of their archaeological endeavors in combination, it's not really less impressive. And they generally published more extensive volumes :p
 
One of them (Right to Rule) doesn't include World Wonders, so presumably they might be from civs that wouldn't have an associated wonder in the game yet.

Hmmm. That’s interesting. I must have mixed that up. I thought crossroads didn’t include world wonders. Man we’re really gonna have to wait for Britain lol.
 
Prussia/Germany were a bit late starters in Egypt, but they are also good candidates for it. They lack a well-known institution like the British Museum of the Louvre for a few reasons, but if you look at the results of their archaeological endeavors in combination, it's not really less impressive. And they generally published more extensive volumes :p
To this day the Germans are a major force in Near Eastern archaeology.

Hmmm. That’s interesting. I must have mixed that up. I thought crossroads didn’t include world wonders. Man we’re really gonna have to wait for Britain lol.
You're correct; it's Crossroads that doesn't include wonders.
 
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And Assyria. Sigh…
I was so happy when it seemed like they would finally take their rightful place in the base game...only to have no Ancient Mesopotamian civs at all. :(
 
I think we need to start considering that one of the remaining slots may be the United States again. Republic of Texas?
 
I was so happy when it seemed like they would finally take their rightful place in the base game...only to have no Ancient Mesopotamian civs at all. :(

100% on that. It’s weird when the version of Civilization that releases with 31 civs lacks one for the “cradle of civilization.” Maybe that’s why someone brought up Sid’s comment about leaving Genghis out: “We’re gonna say and imply things about who’s in the base game but these will not happen.”
 
I was so happy when it seemed like they would finally take their rightful place in the base game...only to have no Ancient Mesopotamian civs at all. :(
Turning point: we’ll have Babylon in Crossroads of the World with the Hanging Gardens as its associated wonder, while Assyria has been postponed to who knows when. :p
 
Turning point: we’ll have Babylon in Crossroads of the World with the Hanging Gardens as its associated wonder, while Assyria has been postponed to who knows when. :p
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Hmmm. That’s interesting. I must have mixed that up. I thought crossroads didn’t include world wonders. Man we’re really gonna have to wait for Britain lol.
No, you're right. I mixed up what I way saying. I still think we're going to wait on Britain (in Right to Rule) because I think they will wait and release Big Ben with them, and keep Oxford unassociated.
I think we need to start considering that one of the remaining slots may be the United States again. Republic of Texas?
At least Santa Ana wouldn't be a possible leader.:)
 
But the hanging gardens may have been in Nineveh, and most likely not in Babylon.

Babylon wonder could be Etemenanki
The Nisan Processional Way is my first choice for Babylon's wonder, but Etemenenki would work as well. I agree that the Hanging Gardens should remain unassociated since they were almost certainly in Nineveh if they existed at all.
 
But the hanging gardens may have been in Nineveh, and most likely not in Babylon.

Babylon wonder could be Etemenanki
That's right, I was joking. I also prefer Etemenanki as the wonder associated with Babylon.
 
So 22% who voted were confirmed to be wrong now with Russia confirmed. Well, it was probably the less popular option because Russia was the one with strongest evidence of being in the game so far of the three.
 
Prussia/Germany were a bit late starters in Egypt, but they are also good candidates for it. They lack a well-known institution like the British Museum of the Louvre for a few reasons, but if you look at the results of their archaeological endeavors in combination, it's not really less impressive. And they generally published more extensive volumes :p

Schliemann as the Leader for Germany would be very wack... ;-) Bonus: destroys archaeological digs, but finds something even if there isn't anything there ;-)

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As for the newer News, it really doesn't matter that much because the other civ is in the first DLC, no?
 
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