Monthly Archives: March 2022

Humankind: Sneak-Peek at the Vitruvian Update

By The_J | March 15, 2022

An update has been posted about details regarding the coming patch over at the Games2gether forum.It seems the next update will include balancing, more options for tuning notifications, AI improvements for siges, and more. You can read all the details here: https://www.games2gether.com/amplit…/blogs/804-sneak-peek-at-the-vitruvian-update And you can discuss them in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/sneak-peek-at-the-vitruvian-update.675886/

Indie game “Great Houses Of Calderia” looking for playtesters

By The_J | March 13, 2022

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The indie game “Great Houses Of Calderia” is currently looking for playtesters. The game itself is a 4X game, set in a fantasy world with a renaissance theme. It trailer and pictures give a similar feeling to various Paradox games. If you want to have an early look, you can sign up for the playtest here for another… Read More »

Gatecrashers: Civilization IV: The Games That Made Us

By The_J | March 11, 2022

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Patrick Dickerson of GateCrashers has writtena blog post about his experience with Civ4. I don’t think he writes anything which anyone here has never experienced, but it is a very good summary how everyone probably feels about this game. An excerpt: “Civilization IV was an important game for me because it helped make me who I am. It… Read More »

Robert Houghton: ‘Sid Meier’s Civilization’: Breaking Genres for Better Histories

By The_J | March 8, 2022

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Robert Houghton from Winchester University has given an online presentation about Civ, and talks about many things, including how to improve the game with mechanics from other games. It’s long, but have a watch! Discuss this video in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/robert-houghton-%E2%80%98sid-meier%E2%80%99s-civilization%E2%80%99-breaking-genres-for-better-histories.675763/

Play the new Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #232

By The_J | March 7, 2022

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And the challenge continues also for Civ4! In this month’s “Game Of The Month” you play as Justinian on a standard size continents map on Monarch level. This game has goody huts enabled, and you get 2 starting scouts to have a change to get them! You have until April 5 to finish this game. All the details… Read More »

New Scientist: Stonehenge may have been a giant calendar and now we know how it works

By The_J | March 7, 2022

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The New Scientist has reported about a new study trying to unravel the meaning of Stonehenge. The scientists assume the constellation of the stones indicate an ancient form of calendar. Their explanation: ““All except two of the sarsens at Stonehenge come from that single source, so the message to me was that they’ve got a unity to them,”… Read More »

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #130

By The_J | March 6, 2022

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Another month, another “Game Of The Month”! This time you play as Robert The Bruce on a standard-size tilted-axis map on Prince level. Your goal is the science victory, and you must prevent all other 7 civs from reaching any of the other victory conditions. You have until April 1st to finish this game. You can find all… Read More »

History Respawned Podcast: Leyla and Soren Johnson on Old World

By The_J | March 5, 2022

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History Respawned has made an interview Leyla and Soren Johnson about Old World.They interview is about the research which the devs do before they implement something into the game, the focus of games on only certain civilizations, the future plans and more. Listen to the whole podcast here, and discuss this podcast in our forum here.