I give you a game of true empire building....
*drum roll*
Europe for Grabs
Though this scenario does not have regenerating trees and animals, it does have raider civs who start out slightly advanced yet are very limited in technologies. Though this scenario does not have underground gold and stone mines, it does allow you to enslave your defeated enemies by keeping a garrison in their town.
Thats right, build up your town, defeat an enemy, keep a garrison in his capital, and you will extract his resources over time, thus creating an empire.
And this is all played on a giant map that has a complicated lake system, forests, deserts, and plains.
The game is best when played with 8 players and when player 3 is mongols, player 5 is vikings, and player 7 is huns. All other players should be european to add to the realism. Settings should all be set to standard, teams should be unlocked.
EUROPE FOR GRABS
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