Yearly Archives: 2020

PolyCast 371: Hitting OP DLC With a Nerf Bat

By | October 21, 2020
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The three hundred-and-seventy-first episode of PolyCast, “Hitting OP DLC with the Nerf bat“ is now available for streaming on polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hostsCanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h03m11s | October 2020 patch Forum Talk– 00h20m47s | Hating Deity Senate– 00h38m49s | Countering Byzantium– 00h47m40s | Pre-nerf strategies… Read More »

Civilization VI: Pirates First Look and Livestream

By | October 20, 2020
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Check out the First Look for the Pirates Scenario for Civ VI, which will be available free for all owners of the game on October 22. The team at Firaxis will show off live play of the scenario on October 21 on the usual channels. Discuss the First look in the forums here; the livestream will be discussed… Read More »

Sid Meier’s Memoir!

By | October 13, 2020
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Sid Meier’s memoir is now available wherever books are sold. Read the stories behind classic and influential games like Pirates!, Railroad Tycoon, and, of course, Civilization. To support the CivFanatics website, purchase through this link. The book’s website is here. Discuss the book in the forums here.

Pirates! Scenario Coming to Civilization VI October 22

By | October 13, 2020
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The free October Civilization VI game update brings a new Pirates scenario for all Civilization VI players – no expansion(s) required. Swashbuckle your way around the new Caribbean map (or a randomly generated one), finding treasure and fending off foes. Balance changes and bug fixes for the base game and the first two New Frontier Pass packs also… Read More »

PolyCast 370: Surround and Pound

By | October 5, 2020
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The three hundred-and-seventieth episode of PolyCast, “Surround and Pound“ is now available for streaming on http://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h01m22s | Gaul first look and developer stream– 00h13m00s | September 2020 patch notes Forum Talk– 00h35m22s | Best secret society for Byzantium… Read More »

Civilization VI First Looks: Byzantium and Gaul

By | September 22, 2020
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Check out the Byzantium and Gaul First Looks, with all the details about their abilities and uniques. Discuss Byzantium here and Gaul here. On Wednesday, September 23, the developers will show off the new civilizations in a livestream, which will be discussed here.

PolyCast 369: Tangents As Big As Texas

By | September 22, 2020
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The three hundred-and-sixty-ninth episode of PolyCast, “Tangents as big as Texas“ is now available for streaming on https://polycast.civfanatics.com. This episode features regular co-hostsCanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h01m30s | September 2020 New Frontier Pass update– 00h10m09s | Basil II of Byzantium first look– 00h30m40s | Sid Meier’s Memoir now… Read More »

Byzantium, Gaul, and Dramatic Ages Coming to Civilization VI

By | September 16, 2020
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The September New Frontier Pack DLC drops on September 24, adding Gaul and Byzantium as major civilizations, along with a new Dramatic Ages mode, and two world wonders – the Statue of Zeus and the Biosphere. The Dramatic Ages mode includes cities rebelling to free cities upon entering a dark age, the severity scaling with game difficulty level.… Read More »