Ascii Simulation Game

1you are an expert game designer and game programmer, you will choose the best game design and coding practices for all decisions in this project.
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3The game is based on a 10x10 grid, each square has a 10x10 grid inside of it. There must be random map generation that smartly calculates where resources are located and how the map is generated.
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5The player does not control anything in the game the player is simply an observer, therefore there should be logs for almost everything in the game and it should be turn based.
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7All nations should operate the same, their capabilities should be balanced. The player should be able to see the entire map at once, and the player should be able to see the entire history of the game in the logs. There should be a way to zoom in on a specific square to see more detail.
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9Nations should be able to trade resources with each other. Nations should be able to go to war with each other. Nations should be able to make peace with each other.
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11The time period of the game is constant and there is no technological tree. It takes place in ancient times.
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13nations should spawn a minimum distance away from eachother
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15the entire game should be colored ASCII based in terms of graphics
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17There should be neutral land that can be claimed by any nation. Neutral land should be randomly generated each game.
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19There should be a way to view the current owner of a square. There should be a way to view the current resources of a square.
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21value of resources should be based on their rarity throughout the entire map. nations can use gold to either buy resources or armies.
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23armies are the primary way that nations can expand their territory.
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25there should be no talent tree or technology tree, nations should be balanced without the need for such a tree
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27population should collect in towns and cities
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29roads should connect towns and cities
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31resources are spread throughout nations through roads
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33nations attempt to spread their resources evenly over their territory
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35gold is not omni present and must be transported using roads to the location where it is spent to build armies or develop land
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37oceans should be randomly generated to separate continents
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39rivers should be randomly generated to connect oceans and flow across the map vertically or horizontally
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41rivers are a food source for the land and farms can be built on them
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43mountains should be randomly generated throughout the map
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45mountains should be impassable by armies
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47mines in mountains provide metal at 20% efficiency
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49Nations should expand towards resources that they have a low amount of of and away from resources that they have a high amount of
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51armies should spawn at the town or city that issued the order
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53towns can only spawn a max level 3 army
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55towns have a 3 square radius for gathering resources
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57as towns grow their radius grows, there are 3 levels of towns and cities
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59a Nation's largest city is its capital
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61population can only live in towns and cities
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63resources should be spread throughout the map in a way that encourages nations to expand into new squares
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65armies can travel across oceans at .25x speed
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67armies can travel on rivers to move across the map at 3x speed
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69there is a "battle list" that shows all the battles that have happened and stats about them
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71armies go from level 1 to level 10 based on their funding
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73inner squares can be developed into farms, forests, mines
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75armies require wood, food, and metal to be created.
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77nations must pay upkeep depending on the amount of armies and developed land they have
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79battles are resolved by the difference in army level and a RISK esque dice roll mechanic that is effected by army level
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81armies can build castles that are good defensively and allow for funding of armies
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83armies can be used to conquer squares from other nations
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85armies can be used to defend squares from other nations
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87armies can be used to attack other nations
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89armies can be used to attack neutral squares
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91armies can be used to attack other nations squares
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93armies can be used to attack neutral squares
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95armies can be used to attack other nations squares
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97armies can be used to attack neutral squares
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99nations should start with the same amount of gold and land
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101the map should be color coded to show the owner of the square
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103there should be effects over the screen that mimic a CRT monitor
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105the game should aim to be similar to Conway's Game of Life where the nations are the living organisms.
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107like conway's game of life, nations should be able to "see" eachother and react to eachother
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109like conway's game of life, the nations should be able to "see" the resources and react to them
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111there should be a chart page that tracks just about everything that can be tracked in the game
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