There are already an large number of empire choices in Civilization V. The original game came with eighteen in fact! Then DLC gave the option for another seven, and the Gods & Kings expansion raised the total by a further nine. Then there are mods, letting you play an astonishing range of world leaders and making the game deeper than ever.
As well as expanding the cultural victory path and bolstering democracy, Brave New World also increases the number of countries that can vie for dominance across your hexagonal world. The announced two are Indonesia, led by Gaja Mada, and Morocco, sultan Ahmad al-Mansur.
Brave New World will add nine new civilizations when it’s released in July. Here are the seven that have been revealed so far:
Casimir of Poland
Pedro II of Brazil
Ashurbanipal of Assyria
Maria of Portugal
Shaka of the Zulu
Gaja Mada of Indonesia
Ahmad al-Mansur of Morocco
