Sullla’s AI Survivor: The Perfect Map for a 300-Turn Stalemate!

By | May 13, 2026
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Season 9 Game Seven!

Sullla’s AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. CFC is very excited to announce that the popular series returns after almost a two-year hiatus with Season Nine. AI Survivor has become quite an event over the years for both old and new Civ IV fans.

Game 6 Recap (click for write-up): Last week, we witnessed a shocking Culture victory by Gandhi of India. Brennus found himself just short of a Domination victory after making a last-ditch effort to win by attacking Gandhi, who had been his friend most of the game due to shared wars and religion. Time ran out on Brennus as he was a bridge too short. Sullla, just moderately perturbed by this outcome 😉 lol, was convinced this result was a major outlier and, as a result, has already run the Alternate Histories on this game, which proved that Brennus was the MAN on this map. Of note, Mehmed of the Ottomans, the heavy favorite, despite jumping out to the best start, suffered a brutal backstab by Brennus to send him packing first, and saved Gandhi in the process!!

Gandhi’s surprising victory kept Civfanatics from the top of the leaderboard last week. However, CFCers still maintain excellent performance in the overall contest. Thrasybolus is sitting at #2 while Mylene (aka Fippy), a-pen-dragon, and Saxo Grammaticus are tied for the 4th position!

GAME 7 ON May 15th (noon EST)

Game 7: The field is wide open this week as a formidable group of leaders battles for a spot in the playoff round. Leading the pack is the #1 seed Gilgamesh of Sumeria, but he faces a massive threat from Justinian of Byzantium, a proven power and former champion who has held elite status for years. Saladin of Arabia might look underwhelming on paper, but he’s riding a wave of recent success that has vaulted him into the #2 seed. Meanwhile, Mao of China continues his streak as “Mr. Runner-Up,” playing with enough strength to go deep into the game without ever quite reaching the summit. The real wildcard remains the “psycho” Genghis Khan; despite a prime starting position, the Great Khan must find a way to conquer his own volatile nature if he ever hopes to secure that elusive first victory.

Enter the AI Survivor Picking Contest

Don’t forget to make your picks in the picking contest before the game goes live!

Also, note that our favorite CFC Warrior Queen, Mylene (My), hosts her own friendly betting competition (with fake ducats, of course..ha). Make sure you join in the fun in the S9G7 Picking Game.

Sullla’s AI Survivor Season 9 continues Friday, May 15th, on Sullla’s Twitch Channel at noon EST.

We welcome you to join the fun by discussing here.

Civ7 – Test of Time Developer Diary: Triumphs

By | May 12, 2026
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Today Sara gave us the next dev diary for the upcoming for the upcoming “Test Of Time” update for Civ7, this time about Triumphs. Triumphs are a part of the new way that victories work. They are in-game challenge, which will award you not only victory points towards a specific victory, but will also give you other boni going into the same direction. Do you want to know more? Read the update here, and discuss it with us here.

Imperialist – Exploit the New World to control the Old!

By | May 11, 2026
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We got a new game announcement which will probably interest quite some civfanatics! Dale, co-developer of Old World and long-time civ fan is now working on his own independent game, called “Imperialist”. As you can guess from the context and title, this is a turn-based 4X game, set during the age of imperialism. You might now be thinking about “Colonization”, but this game is not about creating a new state in the old world, but forging an empire which spans the the whole world. The graphics have retro flair though and are definitely aimed at long time civ fans, and for who remembers it also the “Imperialism” sries! Otherwise you will get more intricate supply chains and more advanced diplomacy with friends and foes, making this game a potential new candidate for the “one-more-turn” syndrome at the end of this year.

The game is scheduled for release in Q4 2026. You can find the Steam entry here and discuss it with us here.

Civ7 – Test of Time Developer Diary: Time-Tested Civs

By | May 10, 2026
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Sara has come by to give us some more details about the upcoming Civ7 update! iN the latest developer diary, Matt Owens, the lead designer, is talking about the redesign where you can lead only one Civ in Civ7, without needing to change it, and how the devs have listened to the comments of the community. The changes include that you still get the unique features of a civ, and some might scale with the ages, whereas others change when you leave the civilization’s original age. You will also get the option to adapt some features of related civs via a new civic.

Curious? Read all the details here, and discuss them with us here.

Sullla’s AI Survivor: The Hammer of the Gods!

By | May 7, 2026
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Season 9 Game Six!

Sullla’s AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. CFC is very excited to announce that the popular series returns after almost a two-year hiatus with Season Nine. AI Survivor has become quite an event over the years for both old and new Civ IV fans.

Game 5 Recap (click for write-up): Last week’s contest was an absolute thrill ride packed with unexpected twists and high-stakes drama. Although perennial Survivor favorite Huayna Capac of the Incas struggled with a lackluster starting position, he remained the heavy favorite. He proved his mettle by orchestrating early, devastating onslaughts against Washington. While the American leader was swiftly dispatched by a French-Incan coalition, Capac ultimately fell just short of a second-place finish. In a stunning display of resilience, lonely old Tokugawa of Japan displayed defensive mastery, repelling enemies from all sides. Meanwhile, Wang Kon of Korea stored his Troll King crown this time, playing less capriciously on his way to a narrow second-place finish. However, the true shocker came from Louis XIV of France, who snatched a surprising Cultural Victory by relying primarily on static culture! Every leader except Washington moved on to the playoff round.

This week, our own Sitting Down and Saxo Grammaticus both achieved a strong Game 5 second-place finish. CivFanatics continues its excellent performance in the overall contest. We have Thrasybolus and Mylene (aka Fippy or is that Flippy lol ;)) tied for 1st, while a-pen-dragon and Saxo Grammaticus are tied for 2nd, exclusively. Civfanatics are truly dominating the field!

GAME 6 ON May 8st (noon EST)

Game 6: Got Religion! Well, the contest this week sure does, featuring four leaders who start with Mysticism and possess a heavy religious flavor. Expect the three early religions to be founded and spread fast, creating schisms across the map. You know what else this game has? It has two of the craziest warmongers in Civ IV: Montezuma of the Aztecs and Shaka of the Zulu. It is a given that these two will create havoc, provided the neighbors don’t cancel each other out first. Meanwhile, top seed Mehmed of the Ottomans—quite feisty himself and among the top unit builders in the game—should prove a heavy favorite and a strong roadblock for the competition. Also, we have the popular connoisseur of culture, Gandhi of India, who will not find many friends in this game unless he can make religion work for him. Will he find an early grave or survive to go nuclear!

Enter the AI Survivor Picking Contest

Don’t forget to make your picks in the picking contest before the game goes live!

Also, note that our favorite CFC Warrior Queen, Mylene (My), hosts her own friendly betting competition (with fake ducats, of course..ha). Make sure you join in the fun in the S9G6 Picking Game.

Sullla’s AI Survivor Season 9 continues Friday, May 8th, on Sullla’s Twitch Channel at noon EST.

We welcome you to join the fun by discussing here.

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #288

By | May 3, 2026
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For this month’s GOTM for Civ5, we offer you a fast way to the apocalypse: This game is set up for you to play as the Maya on a small Pangaea map on quick speed on Prince level. You must win a science victory, as fast as possible (to build some ufos to get a way from the end of the world, I presume). Do you think you can save humanity? Then get your savegame here, and send in the winning savegame before June 1!

Old World: “There are an infinite number of game idea seeds, embedded within history.”

By | May 1, 2026
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The team of Old World has given an interview to Norwegian website spillhistorie.no. In this interview the team talks about various decisions for Old World, like how they decided upon the setting, the introduction of the mortal leaders, and the challenges they had with publishing the game. They also talk more deeply about the order system and advantages of not having actions tied to units, and the relationship of Old World to Civ and Paradox games.

You can read the interview here, and discuss it with us here.

Play the new Civ7 “Game Of The Month” #22

By | April 30, 2026
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For may we got you another Civ7 challenge with the 22nd “Game Of The Month”! We task you to play as Charlemagne of the Maury on a standard size “Pangaea and Islands” map on Deity level. You also get a light disaster intensity and long age lengths. We want you to win a military victory, and that before June 1. You think you can do this? Then get your starting savegame here.