Civilizations
Six civilizations, two per victory axis. Lean into your affinity — or defy it for the spicy angle.
Roman Empire Economic
Roads, law and legions — an empire that scaled like no other.
Bonus: Roads of Empire: structures cost less; higher economic output.
China Economic
Mandate of Heaven — invention, production and dynastic depth.
Bonus: Four Great Inventions: faster tech and production.
Mongol Empire Military
The horde that rode from the steppe to the largest land empire in history.
Bonus: Horde: mustered units get +1 attack on arrival.
Ottoman Empire Military
Janissaries and great cannon — the siege power that took Constantinople.
Bonus: Janissaries: siege and defensive structures are stronger.
Inca Empire Civil
Roads, terraces and a census without writing — administration as power.
Bonus: Terraces: higher population cap; territory yields more.
Egypt Civil
Monuments that outlived empires — culture measured in millennia.
Bonus: Monuments: culture and wonders accrue faster.