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What if Sudan had a golden age?

Sudan survived and ended with 1.8% of the world, up from 1%.

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

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Sudan did better than 121 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 1%
2. 2036: 1%
3. 2051: 1.1%
4. 2076: 1.4%
5. 2126: 1.4%
6. 2176: 1.4%
7. 2226: 1.4%
8. 2326: 1.8%

Year by year

• 2026: a golden age began.
• 2042: South Sudan attacked.
• 2045: went to war with Chad.
• 2074: made peace with South Sudan.
• 2099: Libya attacked.
• 2290: took South Sudan.

What happened

• At its height, in 2259, it held 1.8% of the world.
• Its first war of its own came in 2042, against South Sudan.
• Along the way it swallowed South Sudan.
• 8 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 21.6% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and People's Republic of China. 113 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.

Other what-ifs for Sudan

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.