Thursdays. I just can't seem to get the hang of Thursdays. There's not
even any lasagna. There are free games, though. Case in point:
* Civilization VI https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sid-meiers-civilization-vi--platinum-edition
Okay, Epic. I take back all of the bad things I've ever
said about you (Well, most of them. Some of them. At least
one). But c'mon, this is a big game to be giving away.
Sure, it's probably just because Civ6 sank like a stone
on release and the publishers are desperate to get the
numbers up, but from all accounts, even if this isn't a
very good "Civ-game", it's still a pretty good game. And
I'm happy to add it to my library... especially if I don't
have to pay for it. Good job, Epic.
A good free game is nice and all, but I still want some lasagna.
See you all next week!
Thursdays. I just can't seem to get the hang of Thursdays. There's not
even any lasagna. There are free games, though. Case in point:
* Civilization VI https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sid-meiers-civilization-vi--platinum-edition
Okay, Epic. I take back all of the bad things I've ever
said about you (Well, most of them. Some of them. At least
one). But c'mon, this is a big game to be giving away.
Sure, it's probably just because Civ6 sank like a stone
on release and the publishers are desperate to get the
numbers up, but from all accounts, even if this isn't a
very good "Civ-game", it's still a pretty good game. And
I'm happy to add it to my library... especially if I don't
have to pay for it. Good job, Epic.
A good free game is nice and all, but I still want some lasagna.--
See you all next week!
* Civilization VI >https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sid-meiers-civilization-vi--platinum-edition
Okay, Epic. I take back all of the bad things I've ever
said about you (Well, most of them. Some of them. At least
one). But c'mon, this is a big game to be giving away.
Sure, it's probably just because Civ6 sank like a stone
on release and the publishers are desperate to get the
numbers up, but from all accounts, even if this isn't a
very good "Civ-game", it's still a pretty good game. And
I'm happy to add it to my library... especially if I don't
have to pay for it. Good job, Epic.
A good free game is nice and all, but I still want some lasagna.
See you all next week!
On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:01:59 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson ><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
* Civilization VI >>https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sid-meiers-civilization-vi--platinum-edition
Holy crap this is a good one. Now I own the first six games. I really
need to get going on this series. I am only up to playing IV.
Thank you Spalls for not forgetting its Thursday!
On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:26:18 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:01:59 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
* Civilization VI
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sid-meiers-civilization-vi--platinum-edition
Holy crap this is a good one. Now I own the first six games. I really
need to get going on this series. I am only up to playing IV.
Thank you Spalls for not forgetting its Thursday!
I have to admit, I was a lot more excited about this game than I think
it deserves, because I thought they were giving away "Civilization
VII", which came out a few months ago, and not "Civilization VI",
which is almost 9 years old now. Don't get me wrong, getting the
platinum edition is nice, but it's not a forgive-every-sin type of
game. Especially since it's something I already own on Epic anyway ;-)
But this tells us two things:
1) There have been so many Civilization games I can't
keep track of which one is the most recent, and
2) Civilization VI made incredibly little imprint on
me that I can't differentiate it from the other
games in the series.
Oh well. I guess we'll see "Civilization VII" as an Epic freebie in
2034. See you all then! ;-)
Thursdays. I just can't seem to get the hang of Thursdays. There's not
even any lasagna. There are free games, though. Case in point:
* Civilization VI https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sid-meiers-civilization-vi--platinum-edition
Okay, Epic. I take back all of the bad things I've ever
said about you (Well, most of them. Some of them. At least
one). But c'mon, this is a big game to be giving away.
Sure, it's probably just because Civ6 sank like a stone
on release and the publishers are desperate to get the
numbers up, but from all accounts, even if this isn't a
very good "Civ-game", it's still a pretty good game. And
I'm happy to add it to my library... especially if I don't
have to pay for it. Good job, Epic.
A good free game is nice and all, but I still want some lasagna.
See you all next week!
But this tells us two things:
1) There have been so many Civilization games I can't
keep track of which one is the most recent, and
2) Civilization VI made incredibly little imprint on
me that I can't differentiate it from the other
games in the series.
Well, as far as I'm concerned the whole series went downhill after II
and I don't want to bother with an account on Epic, so pass.
On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:35:14 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
Well, as far as I'm concerned the whole series went downhill after II
and I don't want to bother with an account on Epic, so pass.
If the series ended with 3, I think your opinion would be more
widespread.
On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:35:14 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
Well, as far as I'm concerned the whole series went downhill after II
and I don't want to bother with an account on Epic, so pass.
If the series ended with 3, I think your opinion would be more
widespread.
I played 3, hated it and all the descriptions of 4, 5, etc indicate the >series continued focusing on the parts of 3 I hated. And I don't care
if my opinion on it is popular or widespread. Its still my opinion.
I liked 3 quite a bit because of the company-created mods. There was an >alien encounters mod and a fantasy setting. I never finished playing
this before 4 arrived.
If the series ended with 3, I think your opinion would be more
widespread.
Thursdays. I just can't seem to get the hang of Thursdays. There's not
even any lasagna. There are free games, though. Case in point:
* Civilization VI >https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sid-meiers-civilization-vi--platinum-edition
Okay, Epic. I take back all of the bad things I've ever
said about you (Well, most of them. Some of them. At least
one). But c'mon, this is a big game to be giving away.
Sure, it's probably just because Civ6 sank like a stone
on release and the publishers are desperate to get the
numbers up, but from all accounts, even if this isn't a
very good "Civ-game", it's still a pretty good game. And
I'm happy to add it to my library... especially if I don't
have to pay for it. Good job, Epic.
A good free game is nice and all, but I still want some lasagna.
See you all next week!
Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com> wrote:
If the series ended with 3, I think your opinion would be more
widespread.
I've enjoyed every Civilization game up to Civilization V. The sixth
game was disappointment for one simple reason: the AI was dumb as
a rock. Civlilzation always had the best AI of all the 4X games, it
wasn't really close. When a message popped up on your screen saying
a computer player declared war on you, you knew there was a huge army
sitting just outside of your vision range. In Civ6 you'll be lucky to
find a couple of weak units at your border.
I didn't have a problem with how they changed the systems up thoughout
the series. I enjoyed Endless Legend's district system and I liked >Civilization VI's take on it. That's why I was able to spend way too
many hours playing the game on the hope that maybe this time the AI
would be fixed. It'll be why I'll give a try now that I have access
to the expansions. Maybe the AI is broken because it expects all the >features of the expansions to be in play. Probably not though.
When playing a new Civilization game I'm not looking for the same game
but with better graphics. I'd be happy just playing the original game
if the game play never evolved from that. I want them to mess with
the formula so I actually have a new game to play. I think the big
mistake Firaxis made with Civilization VII was not just sticking with
the Civilization VI engine. Maybe redo the art in a different style,
but no one really cares if the game is using cutting edge shading effects. >Only having to reskin the UI would've also helped with a lot of usability >complaints about the game.
On Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:28:44 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
I played 3, hated it and all the descriptions of 4, 5, etc indicate the
series continued focusing on the parts of 3 I hated. And I don't care
if my opinion on it is popular or widespread. Its still my opinion.
It was not my intention to try and validate or invalidate your
opinion. I apologize if it came off that way. I just find it
interesting that between 2 and 3, 2 seems to come out ahead. Way ahead
even. It is interesting to me because I always preferred 3 myself.
On 7/17/2025 12:35 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:26:18 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>Well, as far as I'm concerned the whole series went downhill after II
wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:01:59 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
* Civilization VI
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sid-meiers-civilization-vi--
platinum-edition
Holy crap this is a good one. Now I own the first six games. I really
need to get going on this series. I am only up to playing IV.
Thank you Spalls for not forgetting its Thursday!
I have to admit, I was a lot more excited about this game than I think
it deserves, because I thought they were giving away "Civilization
VII", which came out a few months ago, and not "Civilization VI",
which is almost 9 years old now. Don't get me wrong, getting the
platinum edition is nice, but it's not a forgive-every-sin type of
game. Especially since it's something I already own on Epic anyway ;-)
But this tells us two things:
1) There have been so many Civilization games I can't
keep track of which one is the most recent, and
2) Civilization VI made incredibly little imprint on
me that I can't differentiate it from the other
games in the series.
Oh well. I guess we'll see "Civilization VII" as an Epic freebie in
2034. See you all then! ;-)
and I don't want to bother with an account on Epic, so pass.
My favourite Civ game though isn't even technically a Civ game, Alpha >Centauri.
On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 09:28:41 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
My favourite Civ game though isn't even technically a Civ game, Alpha
Centauri.
Civ in space. Close enough.
I wonder where Alpha Centauri sits for Civ fans if you included it in
the mainline series. I remember it being very well received at the
time. I think I would have liked it a lot myself but I never got
around to playing it.
On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 09:28:41 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
My favourite Civ game though isn't even technically a Civ game, Alpha >>Centauri.
Civ in space. Close enough.
I wonder where Alpha Centauri sits for Civ fans if you included it in
the mainline series. I remember it being very well received at the
time. I think I would have liked it a lot myself but I never got
around to playing it.
"Alpha Centauri" (or, as I often think of it in my head, "Alpha Civ")The "proper" name for that game is SMAC. Because it is that addictive. :P
had a lot of things I liked about it.
On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 10:39:50 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jul 2025 09:28:41 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
My favourite Civ game though isn't even technically a Civ game, Alpha
Centauri.
Civ in space. Close enough.
I wonder where Alpha Centauri sits for Civ fans if you included it in
the mainline series. I remember it being very well received at the
time. I think I would have liked it a lot myself but I never got
around to playing it.
Hmmm. My rankings probably don't match most Civ-fans, but I'd put it
in third place, between Civ2 and Civ4. But I'm the oddball who loves
the original 1991 game most of all the versions.
My Civilization Rankings:
Civilization 1 (1992)
Civilization 4 (2006)
(Alpha Centauri) (1999)
Civilization 2 (1996)
Civilization 5 (2010)
Civilization 3 (2004)
I left out "Civilization 6" (2016) because, as mentioned in an earlier
post, I can't really remember much about it. If pressed, I'd probably
slot it between Civ3 and Civ5. "Civilization 7" (2025) is similary
excluded simply because I haven't played it yet.
"Alpha Centauri" (or, as I often think of it in my head, "Alpha Civ")
had a lot of things I liked about it. The fact that it wasn't set on
Earth was a very welcome change; the new setting and ideas were quite
well implemented. But the gameplay (and to some degree, the visuals)
just weren't quite as engaging. In some ways, the game was just TOO
alien for me to immerse myself in like I did with the other games in
the series. So, yes; I loved it because it was different, and hated it
for the same reason ;-P
But I'd like to give a shout-out to "Civilization Revolution", at
least the IPad version; although a cutback and very obviously
made-for-mobile game, it captured the feel of Civilization quite well.
It's much shallower than the other Civ games, but it's made so you can
finish a campaign fairly quickly (in a matter of hours, not days or
weeks). It would probably get a spot between 2 and 5.
On 7/19/2025 8:34 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
The "proper" name for that game is SMAC. Because it is that addictive. :P
"Alpha Centauri" (or, as I often think of it in my head, "Alpha Civ")
had a lot of things I liked about it.
On 19/07/2025 17:47, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
On 7/19/2025 8:34 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:Civ games can be 'bad' for their ability to suck you into to just one
The "proper" name for that game is SMAC. Because it is that
"Alpha Centauri" (or, as I often think of it in my head, "Alpha Civ")
had a lot of things I liked about it.
addictive. :P
more turn but SMAC dialled that up to eleven!
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