Moreover, and we’ll get deeper into this as we go along, the very presentation of Paradox’s games, which use their efforts at historical accuracy as a key selling point, encourages players to think about them as exercises in history rather than just games.īut more than that, more than most historically set games, Paradox games are interesting because they are built with what I think is a detectable theory of history. I have already heard from multiple college-level instructors that they have students coming into their classes specifically to learn the history behind these games, which in turn means that these games are serving to shape those student’s understanding of history before they even enter the classroom. I particularly wanted to discuss Paradox’s games, as compared to other historically rooted games, because I think Paradox’s oeuvre is a particularly rich vein to mine. Especially the big crescendo about 50 seconds in which invariably makes me reach for my speakers to turn the volume down at least a notch. I swear I hear the loading music just looking at this. In any event, it seems appropriate to start with Paradox’s oldest and still flagship title, Europa Universalis and in particular with the fourth game in the series (the latest one). And this series will in turn be part of a larger series looking at several of Paradox’s games and how they treat their historical subjects (I know, a series of series may be the most ACOUP thing ever). is not in the same religious group as the Mongol Khanate.Ĭomment: This mission was removed with Divine Wind.This is the first post in a series ( I, II, III, IV) that will be examining the historical assumptions of Paradox Interactive’s grand strategy computer game set in the early modern period, Europa Universalis IV.is a junior partner in a personal union.At least one of the following must be true:.Conquest of Ulaanchab (702) - casus belli.has relations of 200 with the Mongol Khanate: ×2.has relations of at least 100 with the Mongol Khanate: ×2.
has more cities than the Mongol Khanate.is in the same religious group as the Mongol Khanate.is not a junior partner in a personal union.We must destroy these upstarts once and for all. The barbaric Mongols horde claims to be the true, Yuan, emperor of China, but the Middle Kingdom can only have one Emperor.
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