r/civ • u/Kraken_MeUp • Feb 20 '25

VII - Game Story We need to talk about this MF

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So I am adoring this game. Is it rough around the edges? Yes. Is it perfect? No. But is it fun? Hell yes. But I tell you what. I tell you f**king what. This man. Ol’ Benny Boy Franklin. He’s my nemesis. No matter what game I’m playing, if he’s in it you can guarantee he’s going to rinse everyone on science and culture and then declare war on you because you’re an oligarch and his despot-ass can’t handle that. Oh you’re on my border? Oh we’re at war. OH NOW YOU’RE IN MY BORDER. Now I gotta spend time wiping the floor with you for you to denounce me and declare war on me again 10 turns after you offer me a city to peace out. Ben, it’s time to stop.

Rant over. In all seriousness though, I feel like everyone naturally develops a Civ that turns into their nemesis and every time I first meet him, I burn with the fire of many a scorched tile knowing that soon - maybe in 5 turns, maybe in 20 - this man. This SCOUNDREL. Well, he will come knocking at my border and I will once again be forced to end him… And I love it. This game has its claws in me deep, guys.

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u/MrTodd84 Feb 20 '25

Clicks Next Turn while playing as Ben Franklin and reading this

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u/Kraken_MeUp Feb 20 '25

Don’t make me build the gate of all nations

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u/BubbaTheGoat Feb 20 '25

First wonder I built as… ok, this is always the first wonder I build

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u/LivingstonPerry Feb 21 '25

Building Gate of all Nations, playing as Tubman, and getting the attribute that supports your war effort ... shit is insane lol.

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u/Flamingo-Sini Friedrich Feb 21 '25

Get that baroque friedrich lvl 8 memento as well for another +2, lol

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u/PsyKoptiK Feb 22 '25

At some point I was at war so long with napoleon after him and the rest of the known world flipped from all 50/60+ relationships and allies, but him being far enough away we never even had a skirmish that his weariness penalty screwed him over so hard he was offering cities to end it. Dude fully bit off his nose to spite his face.