Civilization VI: Rise and Fall – First Look: India

The Civilization VI: Rise and Fall expansion arrives February 8, 2018.

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The Civilization VI: Rise and Fall expansion brings new choices, strategies, and challenges for players as they guide a civilization through the ages. The expansion introduces new Great Ages, Loyalty, and Governors systems, expands existing Diplomacy and Government systems, and adds eight new civilizations, nine new leaders, a variety of new units, districts, wonders, buildings, and more. Can you lead your people into a Golden Age of prosperity? Or will your empire face the challenges of a Dark Age?

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Civilization VI offers new ways to interact with your world, expand your empire across the map, advance your culture, and compete against history’s greatest leaders to build a civilization that will stand the test of time.

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Originally created by legendary game designer Sid Meier, Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Age. Wage war, conduct diplomacy, advance your culture, and go head-to-head with history’s greatest leaders as you attempt to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known.

[luminaryprism]

What a surprise! I like the choice of Chandragupta! Though someone more aggressive than Gandhi is certainly terrifying to think about.

[GamemetOlivier]

more agressive than gandhi? that isn't possible!

[billvolk]

Holy crap, they're finally including an Indian leader who was an actual head of state?

[pravdadandunjadmiko]

"While Gandhi's empire flourishes in times of peace"
THERE IS NO PEACE IN GANDHI'S EMPIRE!!!!
Gandhi : YOU GOT NUKED, YOU GOT NUKED, EVERYONE GOT NUKED!!!!

[MalikFrost]

Very happy to see that Gilgamesh has finally got a friend he can take to the gym. Tomyris just didn't like to surprise him with extra gym days and Gorgo only cared about the end results and prestige of working out but Gilgamesh loves enjoying the process with friends. Chandragupta looks like he will enjoy the process of working out a lot. Rise and Fall here we come.

[ld_Scratch]

Great! now I can choose between death by the sword or by nuclear fire...

[Priyo]

*Fun fact:* Chandragupta Maurya, the first Indian emperor, built his empire on an unending string of battles and victories. He was *LITERALLY* more aggressive than Gandhi. At a young age he, with his mentor, built an army out of mercenaries and rebelled to put an end to the large, poweful and corrupt Nanda kingdom (which Alexander couldn't invade). Then he declared himself emperor of India attacked minor kingdoms in western India who were under Alexander's protection and annexed them all.

Then Chandragupta attacked one of the finest generals of the time - Seleucus Nicator. He steamrolled him and took away almost the entire eastern half of his empire, only stopped by the harsh desert terrain that had been the bane of Greek armies. Chandragupta in his characteristic fashion suddenly changed his mind offered an alliance to Seleucus instead. While he annexed more lands, Greeks became his allies. He gave them 500 war elephants from his army, and in return married Seleucus' own daughter.

He was mentored and led by one of the finest statesmen and political theorists of all-time in the world - Chanakya (who makes Machiavelli look like a harmless newbie by comparison). That man designed the basis of imperial Indian government that stayed intact in one way or another until 1858 (the collapse of Indian empire), and designed an espionage and justice system so strict that Mauryan reign is still remembered as the most authoritarian and strong government (alongside being harsh except for a brief period later) in Indian history.

Chandragupta proceeded to build the largest army seen on earth until that time, recorded by Greeks in the book "Indika". He proceeded to use that army to annex kingdoms. Unlike the regular tradition in India of leaving old rulers of a dynasty intact as vassals, he threw them out and exiled them. He created a cosmopolitan court in the gigantic city of Pataliputra, largest in its time and a major Indian city ever since. By the time his reign ended, Mauryan India was the most powerful and prestigious empire on earth.

And out of nowhere, in 297 BCE he decided to retire (probably the only major Indian emperor to do so willingly). He became a Jain monk...renounced all violence and moved to an isolated monastery in southern India. His son Emperor Bindusara and grandson Emperor Ashoka the Great (who is in Civ4) took his already enormous empire to the peak of grandeur and unified India.An empire that powerful would not appear in India until Guptas and then Mughals.

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Are you excited to play as Chandgragupta in Civilization VI: Rise and Fall? Let us know why in the comments!

[PatrickT]

So I don't have to worry about Gandhi getting angry at me in 2000BC for not having nukes quite as much now? Great!

[Lazuli]

Thank you, thank you, thank you SO much for realizing that India is more than just friggin Gandhi. Fantastic! I love that you didn't just drop the 2nd leader mechanic, because it's one of the things I missed the most from IV. Pretty excited now!

[michaelmilam]

Didn't think it would be India with a second leader

[RukartBert]

*Time to conquer all of Indiaaa*



or
*Most of Indiaaa*

[hansolo]

Drew needs to make a DILF list for Civ 6 now

[iloveplayingpr]

Ghandi's Empire flourishes in Uranium rich resources :D

[explosive_pumpkin]

" While Ghandi's Empire Flourishes In Times Of Peace"



"I n T i m e s O f P e a c e"

[kordarron]

Wasn't expecting India to have the new second leader, but it's a pleasant surprise!

[mestre]

Congrazt to India for getting a second leader

[markarchy]

Why Chandragupta? He is only the leader of Most of India.

[jameshetfieldserbia]

and somewhere out there, from the recesses of his crackhouse,
Drew Durnil watches this video silently and moans to himself ... *Chandgragupta*

[SangeetPaul]

What language is Chandragupta speaking in? It's probably not Hindi, which is a good sign. I'm guessing it's either Sanskrit or Magadhi Prakrit. It's good enough if they went for Sanskrit. However, if it's Prakrit, the devs have done a really commendable job researching it.