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What if Portugal broke into pieces?

Portugal fell in 2121, taken by Spain.

2026: Portugal 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, 47 fell. Portugal outlasted 11 of them.

Its share of the world

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

Year by year

• 2026: Braga Commune broke away.
• 2041: made peace with Braga Commune.
• 2056: went to war with Braga Commune.
• 2077: took Braga Commune.
• 2103: went to war with Spain.
• 2120: fell to Spain.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2056, against Braga Commune.
• The first piece to break away was Braga Commune, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Braga Commune.
• 2 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 16.9% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and People's Republic of China. 110 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.

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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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