Zulu: a fun civ I never bothered trying (until now)

Last night I decided to play some VI. It’s been a while!

I loaded up a stock (both expansions, no mods or game modes) king difficulty TSL earth and, for no particular reason, decided to play Shaka. I guess I was feeling a domination game and hadn’t ever gotten a victory with him.

Woah, he’s fun as fuck! I leaned all the way into his/Zulu’s abilities, rushing the mercenaries civic and Impis. I had a bit of a slow start, to the point that Cleopatra dared declare a surprise war on me…just in time for my corps to come online 😎

I haven’t finished the game yet, but victory is assured. In no time flat I’ve produced an army 5x stronger than the next strongest civ I’ve met. And with the low cost of unit maintenance…I’m rich too.

If you’re like me and you enjoy early domination games, try Shaka. I’m surprised how much I enjoy his playstyle.