Is it possible to destroy a civilization culturally??

[AccipiterQ]

I'm on a map now where I'm going for a cultural victory. The Spanish are nearby, and I've already flipped 2 cities from culture, and there's like 3 more that are below 50% spanish, they'll flip real soon. After that they'll only have 2 cities...will I be able to make them all flip over to me (their capital included)??

[Blake]

It is possible, but very, very rare due to the way units prevent flips - the AI will end up with it's entire army in one city, preventing the flip. Something really quite weird has to happen for the final flip to occur...

[rah]

I didn't think you could flip a capital. It would be interesting to know for sure.

[Tattila the Hun]

You can. I gave myself a settler, infantry and few hundred great artists in worldbuilder, and flipped a capital. In actuall game? Not an old capital, I'd say. Forcibly relocated, sure.

[zeace]

Blake is right... All it takes is 10 troops or so and a city is flip proof. When the AI gets down to its last city it'll likely just sit there stockpiling troops.

[Provost Harrison]

I didn't realise it was possible to flip a capital - interesting - although I doubt that could be at all useful...

[AccipiterQ]

LOL I'm finding that out. They have a city that's 30% spanish right now, 70% me....but they have 22 units in it. the thing won't flip.

[DrSpike]

Technically it is, but doubt you'd ever see it in normal gameplay conditions.

[OzzyKP]

I remember someone played like a tiny pangea map with 18 civs and he flipped/destroyed a few civs culturally.

Also, in the Fall from Heaven mod you can build units that can do a mini 20 culture bomb. I set my whole civ to building these and went on an aggressive culture conquest campaign. Like 20 cities flipped to me including a few capitals.

[Nor Me]

I once played a French OCC game on a world map.

The map was quite large but Europe is a bit tight. Eventually London and Berlin were both razed (which is what happens to a flip in OCC.)