APEX AGE: EXPLORATION
Add the Sengoku Japan civilization to your collection in Sid Meier's Civilization® VII!*
This content is available as part of the Brush and Blade Collection DLC bundle featuring two leaders, four civilizations, and four Wonders.
The Sengoku period was a war of all against all, when fortunes of samurai and daimyo were made and lost, and the source of many of the classic tales of feudal Japan. Beginning in the late 15th century and as feudal power grew, regional lords and clan leaders fought over control of the imperial throne, using European guns, ninja clans, temple armies. The period featured such figures as Hattori Hanzo, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu, securing the shogunate in 1603, ended the conflict, and established a centuries-long peace.
Unique Ability
Shogunate:
Antiquity Age: Increased Culture and Science per point of Army Commander XP earned. Culture Buildings no longer receive Adjacencies with Mountains; Science Buildings no longer receive Adjacencies with Resources.
Exploration Age (Apex): Further increased Culture and Science, and increased Influence per point of Army Commander XP earned. Culture Buildings no longer receive Adjacencies with Mountains; Science Buildings no longer receive Adjacencies with Resources.
Modern Age: Even further increased Culture and Science, and further increased Influence per point of Army Commander XP earned. Culture Buildings no longer receive Adjacencies with Mountains; Science Buildings no longer receive Adjacencies with Resources.
Attributes
- Diplomatic
- Militaristic
Traditions
- Bushido
- Tier 1, Antiquity Age (Affirmation): Increased Culture equal to the total number of your Commanders' levels. Army Commanders gain the Old Guard Promotion for free.
- Tier 2, Modern Age (Affirmation): Increased Science equal to the total number of your Commanders' levels.
- Daimyo
- Tier 1, Exploration Age (Apex): Even when damaged, Land Military Units fight as if at full Combat Strength.
- Gekokujo
- Tier 1, Antiquity Age: Increased Army Commander XP. All Buildings have increased Happiness Maintenance cost.
- Tier 2, Exploration Age (Apex): Further increased Army Commander XP.
- Kabunakama
- Tier 1, Exploration Age (Apex): Increased Production in all Settlements for each of your active Trade Routes. Increased Combat Strength for Land Units. Cities receive decreased Gold if they don’t have a Garrisoned Unit.
- Tier 2, Modern Age: Further increased Production.
Unique Infrastructure
Tea House: Unique Improvement. Increased Food and Happiness. Increased Culture for each adjacent District. Cannot be placed adjacent to another Tea House. Must be placed on Flat Terrain.
Unique Civilian Unit
Shinobi: Has a set number of charges to use the Sabotage Action. Has the Stealth Ability. Military Units on the same tile can use the Disperse Shinobi Clan Action to remove these Units.
Sabotage: Force an Army Commander to respawn.
Stealth: Makes a Unit invisible to enemy Units until they attack an enemy Unit, end the turn adjacent to an enemy Unit, or an enemy Unit attempts to move to the same location.
Unique Military Units
Samurai: Unique Infantry Unit. Has increased Combat Strength. Does not unlock further tiers in the Technology Tree. By defeating set numbers of Units, this Unit automatically upgrades to a second and third tier.
Associated Wonder
Himeji Castle: Increased Culture to Fortified Districts in this Settlement. Increased Combat Strength to Fortified Districts in all Settlements. Acts as a Fortified District that must be Conquered. Must be placed on Rough Terrain. Sengoku Japan receives increased Production toward constructing this Wonder.
Starting Biases
- Grassland
Gameplay Tip
When planning your Buildings, remember that Culture and Science Buildings do not have their normal adjacencies with Sengoku Japan. They do still benefit from Wonder Adjacency, but you should save the good Terrain spots for other Building types!
*Sengoku Japan is available with Sid Meier’s Civilization VII: Brush and Blade Collection. The Brush and Blade Collection DLC is available for separate purchase. Released in two installments, each delivered automatically in-game. Base game required. Terms apply.
