Iroquois and Zulus: Two of the 16 most important civilizations?

[Ribannah]

* Points at the Iroquois thread ... *

Remember that, besides size, terrain also affects the chances of a civilization to prosper. That makes it hard to add jungle tribes: they would simply lag behind. The Iroquois, on the other hand, have lots of useful land with food in abundance.

LOVE HIAWATHA!! LOVE HIAWATHA!!

[Felch]

The Iroquois are from the north-eastern United States, and south-eastern Canada. The territory they dominated was largely forested and would require similar effort to convert to arable farmland in game terms as jungle. Keep in mind that the Incas supported a larger population than the Iroquois did, using advanced agricultural methods such as terracing of mountainsides.

I'm not saying that the Iroquois were never significant, I'm just saying it's unfair to shortchange the Incan civilization when North America already has the US and Aztecs.

Besides, the Incans could be very interesting, if the AI were designed to adapt to a high trade and resource situation with limited food production. Just as Polynesia would present a unique play style, so would the Andes mountain range.