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What if Germany had a golden age?

Germany survived and ended with 0.6% of the world, up from 0.3%.

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

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Germany did better than 104 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.3%
2. 2036: 0.3%
3. 2051: 0.3%
4. 2076: 0.4%
5. 2126: 0.4%
6. 2176: 0.5%
7. 2226: 0.6%
8. 2326: 0.6%

Year by year

• 2026: a golden age began.
• 2035: went to war with France.
• 2055: made peace with France.
• 2057: went to war with Poland.
• 2062: Denmark attacked.
• 2160: took Denmark.
• 2315: took Czech Republic.

What happened

• At its height, in 2177, it held 0.6% of the world.
• Its first war of its own came in 2035, against France.
• Along the way it swallowed Denmark, Czech Republic.
• 11 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 16.7% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 113 nations were left standing.

"I have stopped being surprised. That is a lie." Max, for the record

What players did

Players have run this 9 times. Germany was still standing 100 years later in 100% of them, holding 3.1% of the world on average.

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 Germany

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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.