Intervening in the Market System

Heilbroner pointed out that the New Deal, which was established during the 1930's, marked the beginning in which the government would intervene in the affairs of the economy in an attempt to make the market system work.

While playing CIV4, there really was never a point that parked the beginning in which a government could trully step into the economy and try to manage it. For through out the game, you, as the government, were intervening in the affairs of the economy by controlling trade routes, investing money in research and development for greater economic growth.

So, that's one interesting aspect that the game could improve upon. It should enforce key events through out the game, like World Wars, Civil Wars, Great Depressions, silent depression (inflation draught), etc. And with these key events, have the player make drastic decisions to turn things around and look at the economy from the different perspective. In order words, with every key event, the gameplay would change to suit the outcomes of such events. For example, if a Great Depression was to accure, then this would be because the market system was let to run free as it is, thus due to this key event, the gameplay would change in which the player would assume greater control of the market system inorder to make the market system work. For the player plays the role of the ruler, the king, the government, and thus should assume those role accurately to its times.

Giong to War

My neighbor has been annoying the hell out of me, so I figured I would take over some his land to expand my territory. This was during the industrial era in the mid 1900's. Unfortunately, during the development of my civilization I spent majority of my recources improving the well being of my civilization and very little for military advancement. In other words, I was not prepared for this war.

The outcome, well, was not so good. I was pretty much annihaleted. My enemy did offer a peace porposal between us, which I admitingly refused to see how far things would go and if I could regain any ground. The war has been going on for 20 years, in which it ended in 1960 with my last city falling into ruin.

What took me centuries to build was destroyed in a matter of 2 decades.