Vietnam is my new favorite. In fact, I think I've finally found my "main."
For a fun game, prioritize things like culture, gold, and faith, whilst completely ignoring science (no campuses). The mismatch in science and culture can be hilarious. Elephant armies anyone? Best of all, Vietnam... won't die. I highly recommend anyone who wants to try deity but is scared start with Vietnam!
Here are my personal ratings:
Drive Out the Aggressors - A Tier - It's too much fun, even if it may not help much with any particular victory. See above about not dying. Goes well with Matterhorn. My favorite LUA.
Nine Dragon River Delta - D Tier - Arguably more of a malus than a bonus, since you can't harvest as much and district placement is more limited; however, two perks are that districts are more defensible and adjacency bonuses due to woods and rainforest remain intact. I don't mind at all considering the rest of the kit.
Voi Chien - S Tier - Move after shooting, which pairs well with extra movement from terrain features - easy to love.
Thanh - S Tier - The fact that it has no population requirement and less production cost means you can easily get one in every city; extra culture is icing on the cake.
Overall - S Tier. Fantastic design, abilities work well together
Biggest Pro: You won't die.
Biggest Con: Placing districts can be frustrating. You may miss out on the perfect +6 campus because there are no woods. The Thanh further complicates district placement. Sometimes it can be quite a puzzle to solve.
For a fun game, prioritize things like culture, gold, and faith, whilst completely ignoring science (no campuses). The mismatch in science and culture can be hilarious. Elephant armies anyone? Best of all, Vietnam... won't die. I highly recommend anyone who wants to try deity but is scared start with Vietnam!
Here are my personal ratings:
Drive Out the Aggressors - A Tier - It's too much fun, even if it may not help much with any particular victory. See above about not dying. Goes well with Matterhorn. My favorite LUA.
Nine Dragon River Delta - D Tier - Arguably more of a malus than a bonus, since you can't harvest as much and district placement is more limited; however, two perks are that districts are more defensible and adjacency bonuses due to woods and rainforest remain intact. I don't mind at all considering the rest of the kit.
Voi Chien - S Tier - Move after shooting, which pairs well with extra movement from terrain features - easy to love.
Thanh - S Tier - The fact that it has no population requirement and less production cost means you can easily get one in every city; extra culture is icing on the cake.
Overall - S Tier. Fantastic design, abilities work well together
Biggest Pro: You won't die.
Biggest Con: Placing districts can be frustrating. You may miss out on the perfect +6 campus because there are no woods. The Thanh further complicates district placement. Sometimes it can be quite a puzzle to solve.