Civ Discussion - Meiji Japan

[disjointaccount]

Another strong generalist pick thanks to good UQ yields. The science from overbuilding is not to be sniffed at either. I think what I'm realising in these threads is that modern being the way it is (very much a rush to wincon) means there's the least room for a civ's kit's uniqueness to shine through. Even the modern civs I do play regularly, I have little to say about the finer points of their kits. I like Japan though.

 

[j51]

Again, the lack of choices is not because Meiji Japan is too strong (I'd say, the Maya UQ is stronger for science victory than what Meiji has to offer), it is because there are no other options. If you nerfed Meiji to the point where they would not be the best choice for science victory, they would have barely any bonus left. The only other nominally scientific civ is Russia, which simply is not a good choice for optimizing a science victory. It would be a mistake to drag Meiji down to the level of Russia. Instead Russia needs to be buffed (and we need some other scientific civilizations)

Britain would have been a good choice for another strong science civ but instead they’re like a weaker America.