Tom's Hardware Giveaway- Civilization V: The Complete Edition!

[C_Ray]

Corruption, bribery, graft and subversive video games.

 

[drgruney]

To take over the world, I would invent Google.

 

[ComputerSecurityGuy]

I usually hid out in an obscure portion of the world. I researched techs steadily, annihilating the enemies within land range- until the age of exploration! Then, with combined arms, I would swoop down upon the world while they were still getting excited about their new frigates!

 

[eltoro]

I'd create a social network system and call it Facemash.

 

[burningice08]

Settle on Mars and wait for everyone remaining on Earth to wipe themselves out.

 

[Biscuit42]

Pizza.

Tasty, hot, delicious pizza. Delivered with a selection of toppings to every city on the map. How could they resist joining with us after such a treat?

Oh, and if they spurn our offer, trick their mobile units into traps to destroy them, then shell their cities into ruins before sacking them.

 

[Gze]

Go into nuclear war with Ghandi, watch the cities fall like dominoes. Make the whole map radioactive. Nearly destroy the existence of humanity from the face of the earth.

France wins cultural victory.

 

[cynicoren]

Does killing everyone besides me counts as global domination? I mean, even if I'll let my wife live, she will still want 50%...


(;

 

[DarkTEC]

I would ally with everyone possible while secretly building a massive army and in the last moment bring about full speed war, conquering the world by laying waste to everything in my path.

 

[spoker]

I would do it by culture - make PC gaming a thing everyone is trying to achieve. No downgrades because of consoles, if you downgrade - you have no place in PC gaming market. And I would make sure sexy outfits dont go away. Also free pizza.

 

[Ghoul]

Keep low profile and build up defenses till you are ready to wipe everyone else

 

[BCaseyHanks4]

economy, research and then military as end game

 

[ss202sl]

Honestly? I have no idea, as I've never played Civ 5. I'd have to play a while(and probably get beat a few times) before I came up with a strategy.

 

[Cainman]

Technical superiority.

 

[WatchingUser]

I would approach world domination peacefully and offer peace to all the people. All of those who oppose will be nuked and/or killed in some various fashion like being annoyed to death (POKE THEM WITH A STICK FOR DAYS). Dead people don't oppose you nor do they spread lies about how they are really being controlled!

 

[Civ5Jones]

Sing Kumbaya and corner the world supply of chocolate.

 

[fxe]

Spread MacDonalds. win.

 

[clonazepam]

I would buy MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, other NEWS agencies, newspapers, and social media sites. In the mornings, I'd have light-hearted talks sharing mild opinions supporting my agenda. Throughout the day, I'd gradually ratchet it up with "facts" to support the cause. Eventually, everyone will think it was their own original idea to just hand all the power over to me for safe keeping.

 

[Derp413]

I would start peacefully, and economically. make products and make many nations dependent on them, corner the market then aggressively dominate the rest of the world

 

[Math Geek]

I would buy MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, other NEWS agencies, newspapers, and social media sites. In the mornings, I'd have light-hearted talks sharing mild opinions supporting my agenda. Throughout the day, I'd gradually ratchet it up with "facts" to support the cause. Eventually, everyone will think it was their own original idea to just hand all the power over to me for safe keeping.

so you think the media would be able to manipulate the people to do your bidding just by putting a smiling face to your crazy ideas??? there is no way the people would be so stupid as to fall for.. wait someone just handed me a piece of paper..... really...... you don't say........ "news" channels already do this...... i should not trust trump.......

well ok i stand corrected. sounds like your evil plan is the most likely to work 😀

 

[Mac266]

I'd keep to myself, while hoarding resources and training my men, before launching a covert strike on the most powerful enemy. Then the domino's fall... right?

 

[John Hopkins]

Hammers, Beakers & Happiness are for plebeians. The real masters of the universe - men like Andrew Carnegie, J.D. Rockefeller, Bill Gates and Sid Meier - value Gold and know that cornering a market and milking that cash cow time and time again is the one true way to get it. From Windows 3.1 to 10, Civ 1 to Beyond Earth, they re-release the same old code in new guise every few years. And in between there are yearly expansions to patch what you thought you had bought already and ensure the Gold keeps flowing their way.

 

[mf2780]

As a Civ leader, how would you approach the task of global domination?

I would be an isolationist that attempts to make my own country great. Make sure education, healthcare, and technology is top notch and have a great export to import ratio. Have a strong enough military to protect itself from neighbors.

With a advanced 1st world country I would than expand one country at a time. Would invite one of my "struggling" neighboring countries into a Union and over the next decade absorb them. After they are "BORG" I will "invite" the next country. Would likely die before global domination is accomplished though, but my heir can continue on.

I would see a time when other nations will band together to attack my empire. When this happens I would use the economies and wealth to collapse the global economies. Would have prepared for it ahead of time and ready to pounce.

 

[iapascual]

First I would spread my religion as much as possible. Once a lot of people follow my doctrine I would use my influence to turn people against the economy of each country.

Then I would offer some gold to those countries, they will need it to keep their stuff working, and I would use their debt to demand stuff from them.

Once they let my industries and companies settle in the most important cities I will use my products to spread my culture and convice the citizens that my civilization is the place where they want to be.

So... maybe I will not own the complete world, but I will govern most of the people. Once I'm there world domination it's just a matter of time.

(Sorry for my english, I'm not a native speaker)

 

[hawkeye_wx]

Like in the game, I'd advance as quickly as possible and try to spread my influence around the globe. I like a strong military defense, but I'm not aggressive.