The Earthpedia · A golden age

What if Botswana had a golden age?

Botswana survived, just: 0% of the world, down from 0.3%.

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

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Botswana did better than 40 of them.

Its share of the world

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

Year by year

• 2026: a golden age began.
• 2092: Zimbabwe attacked.
• 2103: made peace with Zimbabwe.
• 2173: Zimbabwe attacked.
• 2179: took Zimbabwe.
• 2242: South Africa attacked.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2092, against Zimbabwe.
• Along the way it swallowed Zimbabwe.
• 5 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 20.9% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and People's Republic of China. 106 nations were left standing.

"I would call that a win. Quietly." 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 Botswana

More countries

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.