Monthly Archives: November 2024

Civ7 news of the day: Exploration age buildings, and a naval combat short

By | November 20, 2024

Our member JNR13 has produced an overview of all the beautiful graphics of the buildings of the exploration era, and how the differ by culture. If you want to see a high resolution image of everything, then check out our thread here and join the discussion. Firaxis also has released a new short about naval combat. It seems… Read More »

Civ7 news of the day: The Majapahit civ, and historians discuss Civ7 Persia

By | November 19, 2024

Today Firaxis has given us another game guide, this times the Majapahit. They are a cultural and economic civ with a starting bias for spices and coast. They can have more specialists and get happiness boni from their unique infrastructure and their associated wonder Borobudur. For more detailed information have a look at this thread. History PhD student… Read More »

Experts on History podcast – Old World: Antiquity in a Game, with Leyla & Soren Johnson

By | November 17, 2024

The “Exports on History” podcast has interviewed Soren and Leyla Johnson about Old World.Soren introduces “Old World” actually as “like Civ, but you’re playing a real person”.They talk about inspirations for the game (gameplay-wise), what they are trying to represent with it, and how you steer the gameplay.For all the info, have a listen to the podcast here,… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #257

By | November 16, 2024

The “Game Of The Month” is our monthly competition for a high-score in a defined setting. This time we challenge you to play as Montezuma of the Aztecs on a standard size lakes map with raging barbarians on Deity level. You need to win via a science victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. The… Read More »

Ara: History Untold Patch 1.1 is now available!

By | November 15, 2024

Oxide has released the anticipated patch 1.1, which brings quite some changes! This includes a screen to have a better overview over your economics, 9 new amenities, the option to upgrade units, John A. McDonald as a leader for Canada, and a range of other things. Check out the whole list here.

Play Millennia for free until November 18, and 50% discount if you buy it!

By | November 15, 2024

Paradox has put on a promo for Millennia, probably to promote the Atomic Ambitions DLC.Right now it is possible to play Millennia for the next 3 days until November 18 for free.If you decide after this free play time that you need more, then you get also a 50% discount (until November 26) on the base game (19.99… Read More »

Civ7 news of the day: The Inca, Pachacuti, and leader attributes

By | November 14, 2024

Firaxis has given us a few more interesting pieces of information today. The revealed the Inca, which are an economic and expansionist civ with a starting bias for mountains, deserts, plains and coast. They can work mountain tiles, build famrs on rough pieces of land next to mountains, and their scout can see through mountains. And obviously they… Read More »

Millennia: Atomic Ambitions now available

By | November 14, 2024

The new DLC “Atomic Ambitions” for Millennia is now available.It adds an atomic age, as an alternative age similar to the Fallout settings, and also a wasteland age, which is a postapocalyptic age.Oh, and there are nukes.The DLC is currently available for 19.99 on Steam, and you can discuss it with us here.Paradox recently also released another dev… Read More »