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Basics - Siam
By Ryan
Hello, this is a quick video guide of what to expect if you are to pick Siam as your Civilization.
   
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Category: Characters, Classes, Gameplay Basics, Multiplayer, Walkthroughs
Languages: English
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Overview
Video of how to play Siam. 
Victory Conditions 
Social Policies 
Factoids 
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Video of how to play Siam.
This will tell you what to expect out of the special units, what to expect out of the playstyle, and what victory conditions to expect to dominate with.

Victory Conditions
Hello, if you really didn't want to watch the video I'll give a quick rundown of what you probably should be thinking if you are randomly paired up with the Siamese or are just new to Civilization and think they would be fun to play!


Victory Conditions

  • Diplomatic
    Siam's personality trait screams for a various amount of victory conditions outside of Domination. You'll be gaining 50% extra bonus' from City-States so take advantage of that! Find every way to become allied with City-States and you'll be rewarded with extra culture/science/food/military units/faith. If you are able to sustain your friendship with the City-States you'll be able to win Diplomatically - just try to get enough luxury resources to keep your competing AI players happy. Highly Recommended.

  • Culture
    This is another great option for Siam considering the fact that you'll be wanting to choose the Patronage tree for extra City-State bonus'. If nothing else, only befriend City-States that grant you extra culture. Create a couple of cities and focus primarily on Cultural Victory conditions. As far as defensive abilities to deter the AI from attacking you - you'll have a special unit that replaces the Knight to aid in fending off enemies. Recommended.

  • Science
    If you are able to maintain allied status with majority of the City-States and have the Patronage Social Policy you'll have quite a bunch of science. The extra science you obtain from that Social Policy will really shoot you into the upper echelon of AI players that are generating lots of science. Additionally, adopting the Rationalism tree & building many Wat's will result in loads more science output. Recommended.

  • Domination
    Unfortunately, the Siamese do not quite have it when it comes to Domination. Any Civilization is able to win a game in Domination - but based upon their personality trait and unique units they do not outweigh the other benefits above. Even with the special unit with the Elephants - they receive a penalty attacking cities rendering a thirst for conquest hindered. Not Recommended.
Social Policies
Won't get into as depth as the Victory Conditions only because Social Policies can usually go anyway for any Civ and still win. Will only note those that are very important to each Civ.
  • Patronage
    Easily the best Social Policy to choose as Siam because of the additional benefits they receive while allied with a City-State. By choosing this Social Policy it thrusts you into choosing a Cultural/Scientific/Diplomatic Victory. It will allow the City-States to be allied longer, will start off at 20/30 relations, increased science, and Great Person gifts from time to time.
The rest are really up to you on how you're playstyle will be for policies, Tradition for hunkering down with few cities - Honor for cutting down enemies early on - Liberty for expanding like a mad-man but again, that goes for any Civ, not just the Siamese.
Factoids
  • It is often nicknamed as the "Land Of Smiles," because of the perceived gentleness of its people
    Pornthip “Bui” Nakhirunkanok became the second Thai to win the Miss Universe title after Apasra Hongsakula in 1965. The year was 1988.

  • The King of Thailand is regarded with great reverence and even a passing joke can result in a term in prison.

  • The Lang Rongrien rock shelter in the southwest of Thailand was inhabited around forty thousand years ago.

  • The Siamese cat was brought to Britain from Thailand in 1884 by the British Consul General of Bangkok.

  • Most young Thai men are Buddhist monks for a short time and shaven-headed monks go out and ask for alms each morning.

  • Tea grows wild in Siam but is not used in a beverage. Traditionally, it is pickled, rolled into balls called ‘mieng’, and chewed.
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Mohd 27 Feb, 2016 @ 5:39am 
Cheers.