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Strategy Games & Geopolitics: Examining popular strategy games and their connections to Geopolitics

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  1. nsz
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    I think that the social element of the game is what really makes the game closer to geopolitics than just a regular strategy. With enough hours sunk into civ or eu4 your really playing against the...

    I think that the social element of the game is what really makes the game closer to geopolitics than just a regular strategy. With enough hours sunk into civ or eu4 your really playing against the engine and the various very predictable actions of all the AI players will take.

    So I think board games with human players are a much better analogue then their ai counter parts. At least that's the feeling I got for the Catan and multiplayer civ games I've played.

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  2. GoingMerry
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    Diplomacy should be tops on that list, you have to constantly be talking with every other player. The resources are so limited that every move counts. For another amazing geopolitical mobile game,...

    Diplomacy should be tops on that list, you have to constantly be talking with every other player. The resources are so limited that every move counts.

    For another amazing geopolitical mobile game, try subterfuge. It’s so addictive I had to uninstall it because I found myself scheming all the time.

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