pre-release info New Civ Game Guide: Abbasid

[Xandinho]

Interesting. Arabia from Civ6 was one of my favorite civs, and now the Abbasids look like they will become one of my favorites to play. I really like everything about this civ.

Associated Wonder:
House of Wisdom: Adds Science. Gain a set number of Relics. Increased Science on Great Works. Has a set number of Great Works slots. Must be built adjacent to an Urban tile.

This confirms that we will have Relics and Great Works again. I wonder how they will be obtained this time.

 

[Paisley_Trees]

I'd guess no. It's very specifically like an Arabian "fortified palace-city."

I assume it's the unique quarter, and Ulema is another name for Alim

I would agree here, calling the quarter ulema was a “huh?” moment for me, so I also believe it’s gotta be a typo!

 

[Leucarum]

So the Mosque allows you to found a religion. Does that mean not every Exploration Age civ will be able to found one?

Shawnee have unique missionaries but no special way to found a religion so presumably there is a generic way to found a religion too

 

[The Fanatical]

Wait a moment, that medieval wall looks different. Does that mean there is a bit of variation in walls, after all?

 

[Leucarum]

First impressions. I like it. Especially liking that their bonuses seem to synergize with the leftovers of multiple civs from antiquity.

 

[Zaarin]

Wait a moment, that medieval wall looks different. Does that mean there is a bit of variation in walls, after all?

We knew there was a distinction in Antiquity between MENA and Eurasian walls so I presume that continues into Exploration and Modern.

 

[gdr_willter]

Wait a moment, that medieval wall looks different. Does that mean there is a bit of variation in walls, after all?
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As long as I know, the walls were always slightly different with each other in the previous videos. But yes, this wall is most unique than the others.

 

[The Fanatical]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1848756258628595819

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

Ulema is another name for Alim

It's the plural for Alim

 

[Mr Jon of Cheam]

I don't really understand any of what I'm reading but I like it anyway. Getting a Relic in VI was always fun.

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

I suspect the UQ name "Ulema" and the UA name "Medina" are somehow mistakenly switched, since to my knowledge "Ulema" never refers to a building or an establishment (it means Islamic scholars), while "Medina" literally means "city."

And to receive great persons (who are also Islamic scholars), you need to build up their UQ (which developed from religious and educational institutions), which seems logical.

I want to point out that the ability description makes more sense for "Medina" than "Ulema"

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Confucius looks like he would be a good leader for the Abbasids.

 

[FXS_Sar]

I'd guess no. It's very specifically like an Arabian "fortified palace-city."

I assume it's the unique quarter, and Ulema is another name for Alim

Yes, Madīnat was an old name for the quarter but should be Ulema. Updating site!

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

Al-Jāḥiẓ: Create a Menagerie. This Menagerie receives added Happiness.

Have Menageries been discussed before?

 

[AriochIV]

Wait a moment, that medieval wall looks different. Does that mean there is a bit of variation in walls, after all?
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Those look more like a variant Ancient Walls, since we have seen an Abbasid city with more elaborate crenelated medieval-looking walls.

I'm guessing that this must be the Pavilion...

...since this seems clearly to be an Observatory.

 

[Eagle Pursuit]

Have Menageries been discussed before?

They appeared in a tooltip for the Architecture technology

 

[8housesofelixir]

I want to point out that the ability description makes more sense for "Medina" than "Ulema"

Which is a correct observation, and Sar adds later that the quarter name is indeed "Ulema".

I still feel this is a bit off, though, since neither "Ulema" nor "Alim" (ulema is plural for alim) ever refers to something you can physically construct in a city, unlike "Medina." (Although this is not the first time I feel the naming is off regarding the original language.)

 

[AriochIV]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1848756258628595819

Hmm... appears to show a Songhai rather than Abbasid city at 0:09.

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

I still feel this is a bit off, though, since neither "Ulema" nor "Alim" (ulema is plural for alim) ever refers to something you can physically construct in a city, unlike "Medina." (Although this is not the first time I feel the naming is off regarding the original language.)

Yes, to the best of my recollection "Ulema" was never used for a building. It would've made more sense to have something like the Bimaristan, which could also function as an early hospital besides being a Sciene-related building.

Also "Dar al-Ilm" would be a better choice for a building's name.

There's still time to change it <nudge nudge>

 

[gdr_willter]

I still feel this is a bit off, though, since neither "Ulema" nor "Alim" (ulema is plural for alim) ever refers to something you can physically construct in a city, unlike "Medina." (Although this is not the first time I feel the naming is off regarding the original language.)

Well, I also confused about that... but we can consider about that the Unique Quarter is what actually not be built in the game, but formed from the exact pair of the unique buildings. UBs are definitely the physical architectures with its own functions. But maybe UQ can have a conceptual name inspired from the UBs?