I'm playing a Civ 5 game on a huge map. There are 24 city states and 8 other civs. I conquered 2 of them to obtain their luxuries, and 9 of the remaining city states have entered "permanent war".
I'm pretty sure a "permanent war" city state will always vote against me, so those are out. I have 3 questions about a diplomatic victory from this position:
1 – If I eliminate "permanent war" city states, will other city states join "permanent war"?
2 – If I conquer "permanent war" city states, and then they are liberated, will they still be on "permanent war"?
3 – How many votes are needed on the largest map size? I'm pretty sure my teammate and I can bribe all of the other city states and get their votes.
Best Answer
No, it's not impossible.
Every world leader election, the highest-voted civs get additional delegates. Thus, if you can stay at the top, and nobody achieves a different victory condition, you will eventually have enough votes to win.