Top 10 Must-Have Civs with Ranking Justification (please change the incomplete, meaningless future civs poll)

[VicKestrel]

@BigB00merBang

Portuguese Empire: Would fit the time period but I don’t know how they ‘sell’ this one… It’s somewhat of a generic European faction.

[Suggestion] The Portuguese

The Portuguese EXPANSION, TRADE, GUNPOWDER 868-1580 “Let us hear no more…of Ulysses and Aeneas and their long journeyings, no more of Alexander and Trajan and their famous victories. My theme is the daring and renown of the Portuguese, to whom Neptune and Mars alike give homage.” Luis de Camoes - Lusiads [800px-Flag_of_Portugal_(1521).svg] [350px-Portuguese_Empire_map] Portugal is the oldest nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been …

A rough concept, focus on trade posts and map control, strong navy and anti infantry, mid/late game faction.