The Earthpedia · A golden age
What if Greece had a golden age?
Greece survived, holding 0.1% of the world, about where it started.
In 2026, Greece began a fifty-year golden age: richer, stronger and very pleased with itself. Then history was left to run for 300 years, untouched.
Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Greece did better than 60 of them.
Its share of the world
- 2026: 0.1%
- 2036: 0.1%
- 2051: 0.1%
- 2076: 0.1%
- 2126: 0.1%
- 2176: 0.1%
- 2226: 0.1%
- 2326: 0.1%
Year by year
- 2026: a golden age began.
- 2294: North Macedonia attacked.
- 2314: made peace with North Macedonia.
What happened
- Its first war of its own came in 2294, against North Macedonia.
- 1 wars in 300 years.
The world in 2326
In 2326, Russia ruled 13.3% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and People's Republic of China. 110 nations were left standing.
"Against all odds, and most of the planet." Max, for the record
Run it yourself
Play this worldSame seed, same history: it unfolds exactly like this, until you touch it. Then it is your world.
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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.