AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla.

Augustus of Rome won a surprising and fairly dominant Diplomatic victory in Playoff Game 2. Augustus started strong with excellent expansion into his surrounding bountiful land. He achieved a tech lead that was never challenged. The peaceful field favored Augustus here after the United Nations was completed, allowing him to get enough votes for victory. Gandhi of India placed second, impressively holding out against some early aggression. Favorite Justinian of Byzantium struggled early with tech rate and could never catch up despite being aggressive most of the game. Augustus and Gandhi will now advance to the Championship Game. Read more about the first playoff game here.

Playoff Game 3 is the final game before the Championship Game. The remaining leaders in this matchup will vie for the final two spots. Many, if not all, of the leaders here won their earlier matchups. However, historically, this bunch has not had overwhelming success in AI Survivor. (Note: Mehmed was the Season 5 Champion) We have about an even split between peaceful and the more aggressive leaders. The leaders are Sitting Bull of the Native Americans, Victoria of England, Pericles of Greece, Churchill of England, Qin of China, and Mehmed of Ottomans. Starting position and surrounding land will likely be a big factor in the predictions for this matchup, as it is anyone’s game with this group. Game 3 of the Playoffs should be as exciting and unpredictable as ever. Be sure to make your picks in the picking context.

Sullla’s AI Survivor Season 8 continues Friday, September 13th (OH NO!!!) on Sullla’s Twitch Channel at noon EST.

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