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What if Philippines broke into pieces?

3 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 0.2% of the world.

2026: Philippines falls apart into a dozen states. We let the world run for 300 years and wrote down what happened.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Philippines did better than 78 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.2%
2. 2036: 0.1%
3. 2051: 0.1%
4. 2076: 0.1%
5. 2126: 0.2%
6. 2176: 0.2%
7. 2226: 0.2%
8. 2326: 0.2%

Year by year

• 2026: Republic of Davao broke away.
• 2026: Bacolod Commune broke away.
• 2026: Republic of Zamboanga broke away.
• 2037: made peace with Republic of Zamboanga.
• 2052: Republic of Davao attacked.
• 2053: took Republic of Davao.
• 2076: went to war with Republic of Zamboanga.
• 2134: went to war with Republic of Zamboanga.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2052, against Republic of Davao.
• The first piece to break away was Republic of Davao, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Republic of Davao.
• 3 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 14.4% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 116 nations were left standing.

"I have stopped being surprised. That is a lie." 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.

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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.

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