The Reign in Spain: Inquisition, Exploration, and Enlightenment
The achievements are remarkable: Spain was united, the crown power was centralized, the reconquista was successfully concluded, the groundwork for the most dominant military machine of the next century and a half was laid, a legal framework was created, the church reformed. Even without the benefit of the American expansion, Spain would have been a major European power.
Victory
Spain must win by Cultural victory.
All victory conditions other than Diplomatic are available to Spain’s rivals.
All victory conditions other than Diplomatic are available to Spain’s rivals.
Conditions (there are several!):
Proliferation and Support of Faiths
Papal Influence
Iberian Union
Reconquista
Regulated Coinage
Colonisation
Siglo de Oro
Spain may only adopt Christianity as a State Religion and may never adopt the Free Religion civic.
Spain may never build a Jewish Temple, Monastery, or Missionary. It may not enshrine The Temple of Solomon.
Spain may never build an Islamic Temple, Monastery, or Missionary. It may not enshrine The Masjid Al-Haram.
Spain may never actively spread with Missionaries; Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, or Taoism into a Spanish city that does not already have Christianity present.
Spain may never build a Jewish Temple, Monastery, or Missionary. It may not enshrine The Temple of Solomon.
Spain may never build an Islamic Temple, Monastery, or Missionary. It may not enshrine The Masjid Al-Haram.
Spain may never actively spread with Missionaries; Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, or Taoism into a Spanish city that does not already have Christianity present.
Papal Influence
Spain will adopt the Theocracy civic upon the acquisition of Theology or the Shwedagon Paya, and will remain in that civic at least until the acqusition of both Liberalism and Democracy.
Furthermore, until the acquisition of both Liberalism and Democracy, Spain will be confined to;
The acquisition of both Liberalism and Democracy allows all available Wonders and Projects to be pursued except the Temple of Solomon and The Masjid Al-Haram, and the employment of any available specialist citizens.
Spain may still receive 'free' Great People through being the first to discover certain technologies (e.g. Music, Economics).
Furthermore, until the acquisition of both Liberalism and Democracy, Spain will be confined to;
Priests and Citizen Specialists being the only specialists permitted (that is, no Engineers, Artists, Scientists, Spies, or Merchants).
Building to completion only Wonders that generate Great Prophet points: Angkor Wat, Chichen Itza, Maoi Statues, Shwedagon Paya, Stonehenge, The Oracle, The Spiral Minaret, all Shrines other than the Temple of Solomon and The Masjid Al-Haram. Note that Wonders may be captured from other empires.
Building to completion only Wonders that generate Great Prophet points: Angkor Wat, Chichen Itza, Maoi Statues, Shwedagon Paya, Stonehenge, The Oracle, The Spiral Minaret, all Shrines other than the Temple of Solomon and The Masjid Al-Haram. Note that Wonders may be captured from other empires.
The acquisition of both Liberalism and Democracy allows all available Wonders and Projects to be pursued except the Temple of Solomon and The Masjid Al-Haram, and the employment of any available specialist citizens.
Spain may still receive 'free' Great People through being the first to discover certain technologies (e.g. Music, Economics).
Iberian Union
Form a defensive pact with Portugal at least once during the course of the game. This may be done through vassalage or mutual agreement. Elimination of the Portuguese prior to the defensive pact is not permitted. If mortally threatened, Spain may need to come to Portugal's aid.
Reconquista
By way of simulating the ongoing conflict with the Moors of Iberia, Spain must declare war on Arabia upon initial contact. Peace may be sought with Saladin as soon as he is prepared to negotiate, and this may or may not be the only conflict between the empires for the game.
Regulated Coinage
Spain must acquire Currency before Metal Casting. One of the reforms Isabella oversaw in her reign was the regulation of currency laws including abolition of the right of coining money, which certain individuals held.
Colonisation
Spain will create a Colony in the New World (being on a landmass that is inaccessible to the founding landmass prior to ocean travel). The support extended by Isabella to Italian explorer Christopher Columbus was one of the Millennium’s most important turning points.
Siglo de Oro
The roster is required to commence a Golden Age at one point between 1490AD and 1660AD, provided the game is still underway in that period. The Spanish Golden Age was a period of flourishing in arts and literature, and coincided with the political rise and decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. The Habsburgs, both in Spain and Austria, were great patrons of art in their countries. El Escorial, the great royal monastery built by King Philip II of Spain, invited the attention of some of Europe's greatest architects and painters. Diego Velázquez, regarded as one of the most influential painters of European history and a greatly respected artist in his own time, cultivated a relationship with King Philip IV and his chief minister, the Count-Duke of Olivares, leaving us several portraits that demonstrate his style and skill. El Greco, another respected artist from the period, infused Spanish art with the styles of the Italian renaissance and helped create a uniquely Spanish style of painting. Some of Spain's greatest music is regarded as having been written in the period. Such composers as Tomás Luis de Victoria, Francisco Guerrero, Luis de Milán and Alonso Lobo helped to shape Renaissance music and the styles of counterpoint and polychoral music, and their influence lasted far into the Baroque period which resulted in a revolution of music. Spanish literature blossomed as well, most famously demonstrated in the work of Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote de la Mancha. Spain's most prolific playwright, Lope de Vega, wrote possibly as many as one thousand plays during his lifetime, of which over four hundred survive to the present day. (Here endith the History lesson!).
Game Set-Up
Isabella of Spain: Conquistador (Cuirassier with +50% vs. Melee, receives defensive bonuses), Citadel (Castle with +5XP for Siege units), Fishing and Mysticism, Spiritual and Expansive.
Map: Terra, Normal Size, Low Sea levels, Temperate.
Difficulty: Emperor.
Speed: Epic. Cities require 75,000
for ‘legendary’ status.
Rivals: Random Personalities;
Difficulty: Emperor.
Speed: Epic. Cities require 75,000
for ‘legendary’ status.Rivals: Random Personalities;
- Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire
- Elizabeth I of England
- João II of Portugal
- Louis XIV of France
- Saladin of Arabia
- Willem van Oranje of The Netherlands
Roster
- Norvin_Green
- TCMIV
- nocho
- IPEX-731BA5DD06
- happyturtle
- Sengir
- Cam_H
The first turnset of the game will be of 40 turns duration. The next turnset of the game of 30 turns. 15 turns per turnset after the opening two. Players are expected to complete their turnsets within three days of completion of the preceding player's. Swaps and skips are allowed. Players may be removed from the roster. Players may not 'play ahead' until the game is completed.
Start
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points other than Great Prophet points). It's part of the challenge, even though some on the roster seem 'hell-bent' on making the challenge more difficult.
Just promise you didn't change it for the occasion... 
