Never Before Seen Civs - Elimination Game

[Siptah]

Switzerland, and not just because I live there. It would make an interesting civ for sure.
Nepal as well.
Minoans?
Gauls?

 

[Amrunril]

Perhaps Haida or another civ from the Pacific Northwest for round two? I'd say it should wait until the forum is a bit less overrun with elimination threads, though.

 

[The Kingmaker]

I'd say it should wait until the forum is a bit less overrun with elimination threads, though.

Well, we would just be using the same thread, of course.

I think the next few days should be used for ruminating on who to include. After we've got plenty of recommendations, I'll assemble another list and we could start the next round in May. If we have enough suggestions, we could even potentially do a Round 3.

 

[Xandinho]

Ashanti first, I hope developers look at this topic, maybe they think of adding the best rated civs

My suggestions for the next round: The Arawak, Inuit, Olmecs, Tupi, Mapuche, Canada, Gran Colombia, Argentina, Maori, Madagascar, Benin Empire, Navajo, Afghans, Timurids, the Czech, Romania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Scotland, Nepal , Mamluks and Berbers

 

[The Kingmaker]

As a point of clarification, we might want to set some ground rules about candidates having a known language that can be spoken in game, plus at least one leader whose name is known, as well as enough named settlements to form a city list.

 

[Orange1861]

The Maori, The Indus Valley Civilization (lacks a leader though), the Etruscans, the Finnish, the Timurid, the Kushans (or White Huns) or the Medians.

Also, maybe we should put a limit of only one third of civs can be from Europe (not including Anatolia or the western Balkans).

 

[The Kingmaker]

Never fear, I'm planning to balance the Round 2 selection across the different world regions (Europe, Americas, Africa, Near East Asia and Far East Asia).

 

[luigilime]

You should give the Italians another chance

 

[Liufeng]

Well, it's good to know my polls are useful for something keep using them as you like !

 

[civviefan]

Great idea!
Suggestions: Scotland, Maori, Cubans, Mycenaeans, Canada, Berbers, Argentina.

 

[Zaarin]

The Tlingit/Haida were a surprising omission from the first round. Add mine for another voice for Gaul. I think Georgia might gain more traction than Armenia (at least it got top five...) thanks to King Tamar. I'd suggest the Creek/Muscogee, as well as the Cree.

What about the Elamites, led by Shutruk-Nakhkhunte?

Also the Tuareg, led by Tin Hinan, since Firaxis is always looking for opportunities for prominent female leaders...

 

[The Kingmaker]

We've already received quite a few suggestions throughout this thread, plus various ideas throughout this forum.

I've tried to synthesize these into a workable list, trying to utilize at least 1-2 suggestions from each person.

Here's my preliminary Round Two list. It's not set in stone yet, but I wanted to post it and get your input. If your favorite still isn't on this list, there's still always Round 3, if enough people are open to it.

Note: there's two Benins because the medieval Benin Empire is not the same as modern Benin (formerly Dahomey).

Argentines
Benin/Dahomey
Benin/Nigeria
Berbers/Tuareg
Bulgarians/Romanians/Other Balkans
Canadians
Creek/Muskogee/Other SE NA
Cubans/Haitians/Other Caribbean
Etruscans
Gauls/Britons
Georgians
Gran Colombia/Other Colonial SA
Haida/Tlingit/Other PNW NA
Irish/Scottish
Kushans/Bactrians
Lydians/Pontus/Other Anatolians
Maori/Other Polynesians
Minoans/Mycenaeans
Nepalese
Timurids/Khazars/Other Central Asia

Edit: added Khazars to Central Asian option.

 

[Uberfrog]

Nice list @The Kingmaker! I'd like to suggest the Khazars as a central Asian civ focussed on trade (and maybe even incorporating the conversion of the rulers to Judaism) for once, rather than horse archers and conquest .

 

[The Kingmaker]

Thanks.

Maybe we could tack the Khazars on to that "Other Central Asia" option at the bottom.

 

[Guandao]

The Minoan language is undeciphered...
Also, I think Benin/Dahomey should just be called Dahomey

 

[The Kingmaker]

The Minoan language is undeciphered...
Also, I think Benin/Dahomey should just be called Dahomey

This is true. They'd have to speak the funky Mycenaean Greek deciphered from Linear B, which is suboptimal. Still, it's better than the Olmecs, for whom we have nothing at all. (They didn't make the cut for that reason.)

Benin/Dahomey is called what it is to avoid confusion, since it does happen to be the current country that bears the name.

I want to make sure people don't conflate the Benin Empire with the unrelated modern state.

 

[Guandao]

I have a few suggestions, Taino (not sure this will be popular...), Tupi, and Muisca.

 

[dukisha]

Serbia (Yugoslavia)

 

[bcaiko]

Ashanti winning certainly makes me happy. Overall, looks like a good list. Someone needs to take the European nations away from Ed Beach for the rest of this game's development.

The Indus Valley Civilization (lacks a leader though)

Also, maybe we should put a limit of only one third of civs can be from Europe (not including Anatolia or the western Balkans).

I would love Harrapan (the Indus Valley Civ) to be in the game. They could be a great trade Civ. And since the developers have made clear they're willing to go with semi-mythological leaders (Dido for Carthage, Gilgamesh for Sumeria), they could always consult experts on pulling a name from one of the official seals or coinage. Or see if the experts refer to any of the humans on the coin by any name (IIRC, there's a seal with a man and a tiger that is suspected to be a ruling figure).

And definitely agree with the last suggestion.

 

[Xefjord]

Not sure if this suggestion will be any bit popular. But Nanzhao? I always need me some more Sinosphere nations. And there was a lot of Nations in and around China that had their own distinct cultures and identities in the past.