I absolutely love it when designers re-write the rules for their own games. This is very much the case with Venice, a civilization which can found only one city. It sounds like they are doing the same with Civilization 6, making each nation feel different to play, so in anticipation for the release of Civ 6 in October, I decided to play some Civ 5.
Venice can expand their cities through conquest - but can only make them a puppet, meaning they do not get full control. Further, they can buy city states in order to gain strategic advantage (but still only as puppets). Their strength however is trade, they get double the trade routes compared to any other city. Their success depends very much on how they do at trade... and how they spend their vast cash reserves.
Link to video.
Nation - Venice
Difficulty - King
Patch - Current
Mods - None
Map - Oceana, Standard
Speed - Quick
Settings - Default
Venice can expand their cities through conquest - but can only make them a puppet, meaning they do not get full control. Further, they can buy city states in order to gain strategic advantage (but still only as puppets). Their strength however is trade, they get double the trade routes compared to any other city. Their success depends very much on how they do at trade... and how they spend their vast cash reserves.
Link to video.
Nation - Venice
Difficulty - King
Patch - Current
Mods - None
Map - Oceana, Standard
Speed - Quick
Settings - Default
