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What if Ireland had a golden age?

Ireland fell in 2137, taken by United Kingdom.

2026: heaven hands Ireland 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. Ireland outlasted 11 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.1%
2. 2036: 0.1%
3. 2051: 0%
4. 2076: 0%
5. 2126: 0%
6. 2176: 0%
7. 2226: 0%
8. 2326: 0%

Year by year

• 2026: a golden age began.
• 2038: United Kingdom attacked.
• 2049: made peace with United Kingdom.
• 2098: United Kingdom attacked.
• 2131: went to war with United Kingdom.
• 2136: fell to United Kingdom.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2038, against United Kingdom.
• 3 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 15.9% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and United States of America. 116 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 Ireland

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.