You will never be born into royalty, but you can experience the joys of having power by doing absolutely nothing by playing Civilization VI. Those of you that played Civilization IV back in 2005 will know the joy of playing as Queen Victoria, and now you can do it once again!
Queen Vic takes the form of a more youthful lass compared to the old bat version in Civ IV (though she does look a bit like a Wallace and Gromit character, but I’m not one to judge). Some Reddit users have been quick to point out the fact that Victoria is the leader of England rather than Great Britain. Another user (colbyiam) suggested it was because future DLC could include Scotland down the line, but that’s just a theory.
Here’s a list of Queen Victoria’s unique features:
Unique District: Royal Navy Dockyard
The first shipbuilding dockyard, which dates back to 1496 AD, was located in Portsmouth, a town on the southern coast of England. At the height of its power, the British Empire owned the most advanced and intimidating naval force on Earth. The British Navy held a series of facilities around the world where commissioned ships could be docked, refitted, repaired and overhauled for battle.
Unique Unit: Redcoat
The famous (or infamous, depending on which side you stood) Redcoats, British infantrymen dressed in garish red ensembles, were Britain’s stalwart fighting force throughout the majority of its reign as a world superpower. Redcoats were shipped off to do battle for the Monarch in far off lands such as America, Zululand, India, Egypt and more. Even though the loud uniforms made these individuals easy targets for their foes, the rationale was that blood stains were disheartening to the men and so the red clothing would hide this. It did not, as blood does in fact show on red clothing as a black stain.
Unique Unit: Sea Dog
From 1560 to 1605 AD, Queen Elizabeth I gave permission to her “Sea Dogs,” a force of privateers – armored ships owned and officered by private individuals – to attack the ships and colonies of other nations, even if England was not officially at war with them. These “Sea Dogs” were little more than glorified pirates and many spent their lives raiding towns and other ships across the Caribbean.
Civilization VI is scheduled for release on October 21st for PC.
