#52: Sid Meier’s Civilization (Microprose, DOS, 1991)
The ground level nitty-gritty stuff of keeping a country running is tacitly delegated to some pompous duke or other, who in turn delegates to a count, and so on down to the peasants plowing the fields, so that you, the king, can concentrate on the really important decisions, like which part of your palace should be renovated to best glorify your majestic ego.

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