> Slavery, the single-most important economic institution of recent millennia, is entirely absent in the series.
Not quite accurate. Civilization 4 has a Slavery civic, which allows you to work your own population to death for faster production.
Not quite accurate. Civilization 4 has a Slavery civic, which allows you to work your own population to death for faster production.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization:_Call_to_Power
Also, in Civilization 6, from what I've read, the Aztec "Eagle Warrior" unit has an ability to "turn defeated enemy units into Builders". I think the subtext is clearly that the defeated units are enslaved, though it's curious that they don't say so. I do suspect that they don't highlight the subject because players might find it unpleasant.
Which is hilarious thing to worry about in a game where you can nuke a whole city no problem.
Cultural tabu is a funny thing.