Play the new Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #288

By | March 8, 2025

The next “Game Of The Month” for Civ4 is again available. Don’t only beat the AI, beat also the highscore of all other CivFanatics by starting with the same savegame and making the best out of it!

This time you play as Ashoka of India on a standard size Tectonic map on Emperor level. No other specific conditions are enabled, you can even pick your own way to win this GOTM. The deadline is April 15. For more info please look here.

Alpha Centauri wallpaper gallery now available

By | March 6, 2025

Some of our users have tracked down the old Alpha Centauri wallpapers, and we have created an image gallery here to preserve them. If you want to comment anything about the wallpapers, then please do this here.

Play the new Civ7 “Game Of The Month” #2

By | March 6, 2025

After the first test last month, we are no running our second “Game Of The Month” (GOTM). The GOTM is a competition where we, as a community, start with the same savegame, and try to make the very best out of it. We don’t only try to beat the game, but also we try to beat every other civfanatic! For this second game we have already set the first rules and goals. This time you play as Confucius and are supposed to chose after Han also Ming and Qin, to finally achieve an economic victory. The map is a standard size “Continents Plus” map on Viceroy level. There are a few more conditions, please check the thread here and submit your final game before April 15.

Old World: Wrath Of Gods DLC released

By | March 5, 2025

Mohawk Games has released the next DLC for Old World”Wrath Of Gods“.
This DLC comes with Aksum as a new civ, introduces 9 different natural disasters to the game, a new scenario and more than 200 new events.
The DLC is also currently on sale, 10% off, for 8.99 instead of 9.99. Get it here, and discuss this DLC with us here.

For people who still not have had a look at this game, Mohwak Games has put the base game and all DLCs on sale, with the base game costing right now 9.99, and the bundle of the base game with the rest of the DLCs only 39.59 (incl. Wrath Of Gods). Check the sale here.

Civ IV Hall of Fame update

By | March 5, 2025

The Civilization IV Hall of Fame, our everlasting competition for the highest score, has been updated – 13 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to Furchtbarer Halbmond for the highest score of the update with a Standard, Normal, Immortal, Conquest game for 475,433 points.

babaBrian was the most active player during this update, submitting 4 games.

Only one player was brave enough to take on Deity this update: fizbankovi – 1850 AD, Standard, Normal, Deity, Diplomatic game for 122,590 points.​

New Number One Entries:

A number of players gained number one positions:
Alexfin with a 1030 AD, Standard, Normal, Warlord, Cultural game for 70,806 points.
nocho with a 970 AD, Duel, Marathon, Warlord, Space Colony game for 469,674 points.

A number of players gained a composite table High Score (i.e. Any Condition):
Furchtbarer Halbmond with a 1250 AD, Standard, Normal, Immortal, game for 475,433 points.
nocho with a 970 AD, Duel, Marathon, Warlord, game for 469,674 points.

Congratulate the new HOF leaders here.

Civ7: Patch 1.1.0, Crossroads of the World DLC part 1, and Sukritact got hired by Firaxis

By | March 4, 2025

As expected, today is the big day with an update and the DLC!

The new patch 1.1.0 comes with lots of UI updates, balancing changes and some AI improvements. Read the full list here.

The first part of the Crossroads of the World DLC is also availabe. You can discuss the new civs and leaders with us, we got threads for Ada Lovelace, Great Britan and Carthage. For the people who are curious about part 2 of the DLC, our user thecrazyscot has dug into the game files, and has retrieved the information for Nepal, Bulgaria and Simon Bolivar, so check them out!

And as last interesting information of the day, our user sukritact, who has made mods for Civ6 and also already for Civ7 got hired by Firaxis! Congratulate him here!

Civ5 Hall of Fame: New gauntlets available

By | March 4, 2025

The Civilization 5 “Hall Of Fame” is our everlasting collection of the highest scoring games for Civ5. You can always submit your savegames to dethrone the current point leader, but regularly we also challenge you to play specific games. And now is the time again!

In the G-Major CLIII we challenge you to play a game as William of the Netherlands on a huge “Great Plains Plus” map on Emperor level. You need to win via a science victory, but much of the other variables are free. The deadline is March 31. For details please check here.

In the G-Minor CCXXVI we challenge you to play as Elizabeth of England on a standard size Frontier map on King difficulty. Here you must win via Domination, and most other parameters are free. Deadline is also March 31st. For details please check here.

Crossroads of the World Collection – Part 1 – Details announced

By | March 3, 2025

Details have been announced for the first half of the paid Crossroads of the World Collection which includes the new leader Ada Lovelace, the new Civilzations Great Britain (Modern Age) and Carthage (Antiquity Age), and the Natural Wonder Pack including four new Natural Wonders: Machapuchare, Mount Fuji, Vihren, and Vinicunca.

Discuss it here.