This was a unique experience for me, so I will give you an insight into the storyline in my head while playing the game. Given enough time I could have turned it into a full tale but unfortunately Civ story writing does no pay rent.
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The short story of Wong Yndy Zen.
Wong Yndy Zen was the ruler of the Koreans, a warmongering king that wanted to lead his people to the diplomatic domination of the world. He never looked at the Gogury and Baejke tribes as more than weaker related people. In four successive wars the two were integrated in the mainstream Korean Culture but independent city-states would remain on the Cheju (Barb) Island. The Forbidden Palace was build in the center of the lands of the three tribes to testify their unification.
The Han were malicious tribes non-related to the Koreans. In the first phase, Wong Yndy Zen took three of their cities their luxuries. But later a vision told him that the Korean Peninsula was given by the gods to Korea only and that the Han had to perish. So, Wong Yndy Zen broke the 9 turns-old peace treaty and invaded the Han with its newly developed Cavalry that was no match for the Chinese Riders. Several years later another vision told WYZ that a hero will build a new Korean Palace in Shanghai and the king then moved to his new residence the very next day.
New tribes were met when a junk was taken by a typhoon and thrown on the coast of Japan. The Japanese were proud people that mocked the Koreans for their love of ducks. The Shimazu, Kuroda and Takeda tribes suggested that WYZ had more than affection for the harmless bird. WYZ declared war to them and ignored the fact that the other Japanese tribes were joking about Koreans. Instead he took their money and traded techs with them. He also made Military alliances and set the lands of Japan into an endless war.
Soon after the demise of the Han, waves of Cavalries landed on the shores of the Kyushu (Shimazu) Island and slaughtered the Oda Harquebusiers defending the cities. Shimazu were never defeated thanks to their impenetrable fortress build on one of the neighboring islands. The Koreans never though of the possibility of employing Marine Infantry to take it down. The Shimazu resistance remained a significant force in the region and deposed the Korean Governors six times. Each time Korea broke the existing peace treaties and re-conquered those cities.
Next was the Shikoku Island inhabited by the backward Chosogabe. They were no match for the Korean armies but treacherous waters made transfer of units slow. Finally, it was time for WYZ to set foot on the Honshu Island, the largest of all. Japanese Cavalries landed in the North and the South of the Mori state and obliterated the defenses. Again, two Mori cities located elsewhere in Japan were spared. Kuroda were no more since the Oda Mori alliance overtook their lands.
While the new Industrial Age was blossoming in Korea, the Oda, Togukawa and Takeda developed a new concept: Nationalism. Nationalism meant for them that all people were taught in school about the Korean duck stories. The insult was too much and the Cavalries charged again towards the Oda and Togukawa. This time the advance took painfully long preparations. But in the end the Oda were reduced to one island city and another town in the far south.
With the development of Tank warfare, Togukawa and Taked were soon to be completely wiped out but then WYZ had his last vision of a diplomatic domination. Would it be possible that the remaining small civilizations recognize the leadership of the Korean president?
After a round of multi-party negotiations where Korea made lots of compromises in exchange for military alliances against the evil Takeda it became clear that the remaining independent states were all furious on Wong Yndy Zen and would never vote for him. The following turn, a breakthrough in Computers technology showed that a United Nations project was at least six turns away.
Well if you dont want to vote for me, than you have no use for Korea. A state of War is declared with each of you. was the official closing of Wong Yndy Zen at the Beijing Peace Summit. The construction project underway there was changed to an agency in-charge with the Search of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence.
In 1255AD the military dominance of Korea was proclaimed with only 6 independent cities remaining. Togukawa and Mori were wiped out in the last years of the war.
Wong Yndy Zen had one last dream. It was about something he had learned in school about scoring according to Jason and Firaxis International Standards. The vision shattered with a weird message ERROR! Missing Pediacons *?@ Korea ?%& Happy $%#
The Game will now exit