Civilization nuked by gandhi biography

It’s one of those stories you hear, laugh about, and then wonder, "Wait, did that actually happen?" It’s the early 90s and you’re playing the game Civilization, ruling over your mighty empire, expecting the usual from the world’s greatest leaders.

But then, suddenly, you see Gandhi — yes, the Gandhi — the icon of nonviolence, coldly staring you down with an arsenal of nuclear weapons.

Civilization nuked by gandhi biography

Cue a nuclear apocalypse, orchestrated by the man who championed peace. Welcome to the legend of Nuclear Gandhi.

Legend has it that back in the original Civilization game, released in 1991, there was a bug. World leaders in the game had varying aggression levels, and Gandhi, being Gandhi, was set to the lowest possible value of 1 — a pacifist through and through. 

But if you adopted democracy, a policy that further reduced aggression, Gandhi’s peacefulness was supposed to go lower.

However, due to