Same game of Civ II for 10 years

[independentpiney]

I found this this through an article at Rock Paper Shotgun. I never would have thought ice caps could melt in a Civ game.

I've been playing the same game of Civ II for 10 years. Though long outdated, I grew fascinated with this particular game because by the time Civ III was released, I was already well into the distant future. I then thought that it might be interesting to see just how far into the future I could get and see what the ramifications would be. Naturally I play other games and have a life, but I often return to this game when I'm not doing anything and carry on. The results are as follows.

The world is a hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation.

There are 3 remaining super nations in the year 3991 A.D, each competing for the scant resources left on the planet after dozens of nuclear wars have rendered vast swaths of the world uninhabitable wastelands.

-The ice caps have melted over 20 times (somehow) due primarily to the many nuclear wars. As a result, every inch of land in the world that isn't a mountain is inundated swamp land, useless to farming. Most of which is irradiated anyway.

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[Ohio Joe]

1. I read this the other day and almost posted it...

The whole description of the war is awesome, great stuff.

[canoeist52]

2. Two games every legislator should be required to play.

"Civilization" and "Sim City" So many consequences to learn from.