Can Barbarians take over a city?

[Mrdarklight]

I was playing the other day and saw barbarians actually attack a City State. They got its walls down to about 50% but couldn't take the city. I think it was a CS anyway... my memory isn't great.

I haven't seen this before. It made me wonder: What happens if the barbarians take a city? Or a CS? I remember in previous Civ games barbarians could take cities, and sometimes did, but I've never seen it in Civ 5.

 

[sufficiency]

I'm curious too.

 

[Arachnofiend]

There's an achievement for having your city "ransomed" by barbarians. I haven't bothered to get it yet.

 

[TheMarshmallowBear]

No, they don't. if your city health bar drops to zero you lose a good amount of gold I believe, and like Arachnofiend said, it unlocks the "Ransacked by barabrians" achievement.

 

[Mrdarklight]

I remember in one Civ game (I think it was III) you could play as the barbarians by editing a settings file. That was kind of fun, but they couldn't do research, as I recall.

 

[compwiz1202]

Yea they ransack and take gold, but never actually capture it. "Dude Threw A Car at My Head" or such is the achievement.

 

[bdporter]

I actually started a game specifically for that achievement, as Polynesia IIRC. A lot of hitting next turn.