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in reply to: How Civ 1 actually works #12082

I first played Civ1 when I was about 13. When I started I had no clue what to do. But over time I learned how to play and of course developed my own strategies that more or less worked. An early strategy I had was to build the Great Library as fast as you can so you can just steal tech while growing your armies. I also would try to get knight units as fast as I could because those units work so well, even into the tank era. I used to just play without despotism because I was always afraid of revolutions, but later learned that monarchy and communism led to bigger cities and faster development. I was able to win games usually by destroying everyone because it was fun trying to conquer land. Till this day, my strategies haven’t evolved much, so I love reading about what others have done (and reading the proper way to play).

Btw, have you guys started recording the podcast yet? I’d love to be on it for this episode!

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in reply to: Finally, an excuse to play this #11942

Civ 1 is definitely one of my favorite DOS games of all time. I still regularly play it, especially on long flights. It’s just one of the games that I never get tired of. I just finished a 4 hour session last week from my last flight, playing as the Romans and finally conquering the Americans for the last bit of land.

I first played this game back in 93 and I’ve been a fanatic ever since. It’s a game I grew up with and now my kids watch me play this game (they roll their eyes when I bring up my battle stories). I would love to join the show on this one — I have so much to say about this game (mostly positives but very few negatives). Please let me know how I can contribute to the podcast!

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in reply to: Civilization #3056

I would love to join the podcast if Cub gets picked up! Hopefully soon.