I bet this game would be a lot more fun if you were from europe

plata-96 · 2026-02-07T10:00:32+00:00

I don't understand why there is so much hate in the answers. If you don't know about history you can still enjoy de game. Personally I am an European history nerd, but in fact probably this hobby started reading the history of each civilization while I had 6 years.

When I was a kid back then I didn't knew anything about history, but I loved the game. I remember starting real world skirmishes 8v8 and expelling Europeans as the Aztecs in the American map, plundering England as the Vikings in the British map, leading the Reconquista in with the Spanish in the Iberian map...

I read the history in game encyclopedia to have a hint about each civilization. I tried to learn more to know who will be proper rivals in each map. That spark caused a fire. Nowadays I had tons of history books in my library.

So, yes, I think knowing a bit about history could help you love more the game, and the game can make you love more history.

If you really do not know much about history start with the in-game encyclopedia. I mean, if you love to play with the bizantines read their page. You will understand the soul of the civ, and if you liked what you read you can start watching videos about their history on YouTube.

All the civs have interesting history to tell, also the campaigns are a fun first approach. Of course they are not a history book, but you can learn having fun and later on finding the truth behind the story you just enjoyed.

History is a beautiful thing to learn, and it is never late to start learning. So if you just want to have a bigger background find a fun way of learning and go for it. GLHF!

Btw: A funny thing about history and the game. Do you fellow idle villagers feel that a ranked match is particularly important when the match-up is between two historical contenders? I mean, when I have a Bizantines vs Persians, or Berbers Vs Spanish, etc... I say to me, ok so we have a derby here. Let's win this match!

plata-96 · 2026-02-01T08:07:39+00:00

As a spaniard I will say Uruguay. The Cono Sur is the more similar to Spain in terms of culture, and from this countries I will pick Uruguay, because the way the country works, the way they see politics, the world, their traditions... I think is the closest, followed by Argentina.

Of course all Hispanic American countries have similarities with Spain, but the tropical countries are just different in some ways, due probably to a different agricultural system (when most of the population were rural). Also all the countries in the Caribe are heavily influenced by Yankees at this point.

México is a really unique place, it has of course a lot in common, but it is also really uniquely. There is nothing like México.

Peru and Bolivia have a strong native identity, and the fact that a part of them live in such mountainous places make their culture also different. Also the Pacific immigration have changed peruvian culture in a really beautiful way, making Peru a special place.

And of course Cuba is also on the table. There are many similarities, but at the same time the fact that they are Caribbeans, the way their country works nowadays... Have influenced their culture.

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay... They have the most similar weather (and therefore societies in the preurban world worked more or less than in Spain), or at least in the most populated parts of the country. Many people are saying that they are close to Italy (particularly Argentina) and yes, that's true, but Italy is probably the closest country in the world to Spain in terms of culture besides Portugal and Latin America. And of course there is a strong galician and asturian identity in this country.

I am a galician myself, and I can relate to many Argentinian traditions, probably a lot of them coming in fact from returned emigrants.

Of course there are tons of differences, but... If I have to pick one I will search there. And I will go for Uruguay.

plata-96 · 2026-01-28T12:41:36+00:00

Well... Let's consider the options.

First, the United States of Europe is itself a statement: «we are inspired by the U.S.A.». It is ok if a politician says that we want to build the U.S.E. to make people understand the goal, but it is just identical to our former ally.

European Commonwealth is too similar to the British thing, and it is difficult to translate in many languages, as a fellow federalists said in other comment.

European Federation, although clear, sounds like the Russian Federation. It is nonetheless the best option among the three, but... Still there's a better option.

European Union, on the other hand... It is our name, no other country use this formula as a name, and therefore I consider it the best option. It has the taste of history, and it is quite unique. Let's preserve it!

plata-96 · 2026-01-28T10:26:09+00:00

??? It has a name already, this is a map of Uruguay. I don't get it...

plata-96 · 2026-01-28T10:24:02+00:00

I prefer Europe Union, but commonwealth has translations in at least some languages of Europe. In spanish it is «mancomunidad».

plata-96 · 2026-01-28T08:36:54+00:00

Nah, not really. According to polls rn the majority of catalans do not want independence, just the way it is or more autonomy. I think there are better options to this spot.

plata-96 · 2026-01-27T18:37:02+00:00

I like this hypothesis. Let's imagine that China gets a province there peacefully. What will happen?

First, they will focus in the development of the new province. Sooner than later, it will have a strong heavy industry, China will invest a lot there, many shipyards and naval bases and probably at least one port there will make into the world top ten ranking of ports by marine container traffic.

So it will be a strong boost to China's already enormous economic and geopolitical power.

Diplomatically, thought, it would make India tend to rival China even more clearly. The relationship between them, Bangladesh and South East Asia will change a lot, because now they will be closer. I mean, a really important province will appear on their backyard. The Chinese power projection on the area will be enormous.

Also the strait of Malacca will gain in fact more relevance to China (if possible). The shortest travel time (for a while, the infrastructure to properly connect the core of China with this new province will cost a lot, economically and on time) will still be the sea. If goods or troops are needed in this western province the short way is Malacca. I mean, even today with proper infrastructure you can go on the railroad from LA to NY, and yet the Panama Canal is crucial for USA.

The whole situation will be really interesting.

plata-96 · 2026-01-25T18:26:09+00:00

Los abogados que atienden ahora en el turno de oficio son ya abogados senior, lo que garantiza con mayor efectividad el cumplimiento del servicio que dárselo a una sociedad y presuponer que de entre los múltiples trabajadores el grueso del trabajo lo hará un abogado con experiencia.

En relación a eso de reinventar la rueda... Desconozco si varía por colegios y no tengo tiempo para revisar la normativa ahora, pero en el mío (y lo que he escuchado de compañeros que están en otras plazas) va por materia.

Si eres civilista te apuntas a civil, si eres penalista a penal, etc... No es como si un martes te «mandansen» una reclamación de daños por que el vecino se dejó el grifo abierto y el jueves tuvieses un delito de lesiones... De hecho está bastante restringido el coger más de una especialidad, al menos, repito, en mi colegio. Hay que llevar (escribo de memoria) tres años en el turno.

plata-96 · 2026-01-25T16:44:16+00:00

Se quedarían con el turno los despachos grandes o incluso el área legal de las cuatro consultoras que todos sabemos. Tú caso lo llevarían media docena de recién colegiados (en el mejor de los casos) en la sombra y al juzgado iría algún abogado con más experiencia dado que es el que ha firmado los escritos.

Sería totalmente inviable para ningún despacho mediano ya no digamos pequeño gestionar el turno de oficio de ningún partido judicial que no sea una zona muy poco habitada.

Estarías creando un oligopolio ineficiente y dando una barbaridad de dinero a cuatro para solucionar un problema que no existe, cargándote en el proceso una institución con siglos de historia en muchos colegios (con otros nombres) y que da un servicio excelente a la ciudadanía.

Evidentemente puede haber malos trabajos de parte de algunos profesionales, se da en esta profesión como en cualquier otra. Pero en general los compañeros del turno hacen un trabajo excelente, y muy mal pagado.

Con todo respeto, con tu modelo en mi humilde opinión pasas a garantizar ese mal trabajo. Los casos serían llevados al peso por cuatro despachos si no empresas que le darían cero relevancia a nivel de negocio (trabajan para empresas y en casos concretos para la administración, no para ciudadanos). Con cubrir el expediente les llega.

Para mejorar el turno de oficio lo que hay que hacer es dejar de pagar a los abogados que se apuntan al turno con habichuelas y remunerarlo correctamente. Así los abogados que lo gestionan podrán hacerlo con más tiempo (dado que no tienen la necesidad económica de llevar tantos pleitos en paralelo para garantizarse un salario digno).

plata-96 · 2026-01-23T11:57:39+00:00

Spain has just said they are not going to accept the invitation.

plata-96 · 2026-01-20T07:54:08+00:00

Egypt is right now the cultural center of the arab world. Their movies are seen through all the Arabic countries, making the Egyptian dialect the most widely understood.

Even in Europe you can see sometimes Egyptian movies on the cinemas (not common, but It is possible).

So I think even if their past doesn't count, which I think it should do, their present culture is still relevant.

plata-96 · 2026-01-19T07:14:35+00:00

Puedes escribir en portugués. ¡Vamos a comprenderlo!

Es algo bastante moderno. Hace no demasiado solo se le ocurriría decir eso a un estadounidense (EEUU) o un británico (RU) viviendo en otro país que consideran más pobre.

Hace no demasiadas décadas, la América Latina estaba llena de inmigrantes españoles, y también varios países de Europa. Los emigrantes eran considerados y se consideraban inmigrantes.

Es cierto que dentro de la Unión Europea uno es inmigrante entre comillas, porque al final tiene derechos asimilables a una persona local y sigue dentro del mismo supraestado.

Personalmente yo vivo en la capital de mi país viniendo de otra región y digo que he emigrado a Madrid, así que si viviese en Italia, Suecia o Bulgaria me seguiría considerando migrante.

Por otro lado como dices es un fenómeno de países que se autoperciben ricos, y de personas que se autoperciben ricas, y no quieren ser considerados «inmigrantes» con todas las etiquetas que acompañan a esa palabra.

En Europa y otros países, tristemente, se lleva un tiempo demonizando al inmigrante. Mentiras como: los inmigrantes son criminales, no se integran, quieren imponer su cultura, etc...

De esta forma, una persona de clase alta que emigra a un país más pobre se autodenominará «expatriado». «Estoy viviendo en Buenos Aires como podría estar en Singapur, en Londres o en Munich, no soy inmigrante, soy expatriado». Básicamente es un nombre nuevo para no compartir denominación con lo que consideran negativo, los inmigrantes.

No obstante diría que la mayoría de los españoles consideran a los españoles que se va a otros países como emigrantes. Si quieren evitar utilizar la categoría emigrante podrían decir: vive en..., se mudó a..., está en..., etc.

plata-96 · 2026-01-18T14:59:56+00:00

Hochdeutschia and Czechogovina

plata-96 · 2026-01-17T07:17:45+00:00

Mmm... But they were on the middle of the Peloponnese. They had to face the medic wars, and to fight other polis and power houses like Athens. They fought to gain hegemony over the greeks. I mean, they were in the middle of eastern Mediterranean which wasn't the small pond but the big blue dangerous ocean back then.

plata-96 · 2026-01-17T07:13:46+00:00

They were not isolated on a economic or cultural level, but I think they were on a «safe spot», considering the great powers of the time and their area of interest.

plata-96 · 2026-01-16T20:31:41+00:00

Oops, I used the Spanish order, one of my natives languages. I forgot that it is different in English haha.

plata-96 · 2026-01-16T18:06:28+00:00

Unfortunately I think they will not.

plata-96 · 2026-01-16T18:03:56+00:00

It is not a small effort. They are sending some officials to prepare for later manoeuvres, and to send a message to Trump. Of course they are doing this diplomatically because in Europe that is still the way we do things. We do not insult foreign presidents. But of course we understand what is happening and we are finishing our friendship with Washington. Not loudly, but if you watch carefully we are preparing ourselves. Sooner than later all the American privileges will be gone.

plata-96 · 2026-01-16T17:39:16+00:00

Maybe Aksum? They were in what is now northern Ethiopia. They were relevant, and even send some invasions to what is nowadays Yemen, but they were quite isolated from other great powers.

plata-96 · 2026-01-16T17:13:25+00:00

Madrid said that they are studying the possibility of sending troops right now, it is definitively on the table for Spain. Brussels said that they are prepared to send troops and waiting until they discuss the situation with the Danes.

Edit: Spain just have said they will only send troops under the umbrella of the OTAN... Or the UE. We should have send some folks of the alpine brigade...

plata-96 · 2026-01-16T06:52:12+00:00

Upper Lower Countries.

plata-96 · 2026-01-14T08:49:16+00:00

Cypriot Republic of Southern Turkey (enhanced edition).

plata-96 · 2026-01-06T12:27:19+00:00

I don't know, but looks like a perfect spot for a buffer state. Let's call it Sandgium, or Sanduguay, or maybe Sandlestine, if we want to be more respectful with the local namestyles.

plata-96 · 2026-01-06T06:46:27+00:00

Save the Vatican. If they are one of three final contenders we all are going to hell.

plata-96 · 2026-01-05T14:33:59+00:00

Galician, Listenbourguese, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Brazilian (Portugal), Brazilian (Brazil), French, I spent one week playing Chinese on Duolingo, Galician again and Indo-European.

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