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What if Bolivia had a golden age?

Bolivia fell in 2141, taken by Brazil.

2026: heaven hands Bolivia a golden age. We let the world run for 300 years and wrote down what happened.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, 40 fell. Bolivia outlasted 12 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.6%
2. 2036: 0.5%
3. 2051: 0.3%
4. 2076: 0.3%
5. 2126: 0%
6. 2176: 0%
7. 2226: 0%
8. 2326: 0%

Year by year

• 2026: a golden age began.
• 2027: Brazil attacked.
• 2054: made peace with Brazil.
• 2079: went to war with Brazil.
• 2098: went to war with Argentina.
• 2140: fell to Brazil.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2027, against Brazil.
• 5 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 14% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and Brazil. 114 nations were left standing.

"Everyone said it would hold. Everyone says that." Max, for the record

Run it yourself

Same seed, same history: it unfolds exactly like this, until you touch it. Then it is your world.

Other what-ifs for Bolivia

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Is this what would really happen?

No one can know. This is one run of a game engine that simulates every country on the real map: wars by temperament, armies from land and people, civil wars, golden ages. Same seed, same result, every time.

Can I try it myself?

Yes. Press Play this world: the same seed opens in your browser, free, and unfolds the same way until you change something.

Every page is a real run of the Play God on Earth engine (deterministic: same seed, same result). Historical facts are not implied; this is a game.