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What if the whole world declared war on United States of America?
United States of America survived, holding 7.6% of the world, about where it started.
2026: every other country on Earth turns on United States of America at the same moment. We let the world run for 300 years and wrote down what happened.
Of 133 countries put through the same fate, United States of America did better than 129 of them.
Its share of the world
- 2026: 7.2%
- 2036: 7.4%
- 2051: 7.7%
- 2076: 8.1%
- 2126: 6.6%
- 2176: 6.7%
- 2226: 6.9%
- 2326: 7.6%
Year by year
- 2066: made peace with Fiji.
- 2076: Kingdom of Vancouver broke away.
- 2160: Mexico attacked.
- 2208: went to war with Kingdom of Vancouver.
- 2219: Mexico attacked.
What happened
- At its height, in 2064, it held 8.1% of the world.
- Its first war of its own came in 2160, against Mexico.
- The first piece to break away was Kingdom of Vancouver, in 2076.
- 5 wars in 300 years.
The world in 2326
In 2326, Russia ruled 14.3% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and United States of America. 114 nations were left standing.
"I have stopped being surprised. That is a lie." Max, for the record
What players did
Players have run this 5 times. United States of America was still standing 100 years later in 100% of them, holding 7.4% of the world on average.
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.