Yearly Archives: 2026

Civ7: Anniversary update, patch 1.3.2 coming tomorrow

By | February 2, 2026

Sara surprised us today by announcing that the next patch will be released tomorrow, and oh my, it is a big one! In this patch, you will be getting the option to play the whole game as one civ, which many people had requested before. Going together with it, the victory conditions are also getting a rework to… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #282

By | February 2, 2026

The next Civ5 “Game Of The Month” is ready for you to play! If you want to compete all other civ-fanatics to find out who is the best, then we offer you now the next challenge! In this game you play as William of the Netherlands on a standard size Oceania map on Immortal level. You must win… Read More »

New Civ7 merchandise available

By | February 1, 2026

The announcement is from earlier this month, but it seems we missed it: New Civ7 merchandise is available.All the official merchandise can be bought in the official store here.As you can see from the picture, the new items are a tumbler, a baseball cap, a mousepad, a set of pins (mystery selection), a sherpa blanket, and a new… Read More »

Demo available for “Folk Emerging”, the prehistoric civ game

By | January 30, 2026

We have posted already a few times about “Folk Emerging”, as it probably tickles every civ-fans interest: It is a turn-based 4X game, but you are not managing a civilization, but a stone-age tribe, who needs to discover fire and the wheel, hunt and gather for food, battle other tribes, with the aim to survive. And now there… Read More »

PolyCast 422: Four Americans Talk About Europe​

By | January 26, 2026

The Polycast team is releasing some of their old episodes, which were not previously published due to circumstances with the editing. You can now download the PolyCast #422, which is from June 2023. The thread for this episode is here. The four-hundred-and-twenty-first episode of PolyCast, “Four Americans Talk About Europe“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast… Read More »

Sid Meier HumbleBundle again available!

By | January 25, 2026

The Sid Meier HumbleBundle is again available! If you pay just €15,46, you get the full versions of Civ3-6, and also a 40% discount for Civ7. You get also a few more titles like Sid Meier’s Railroads or Pirates. As usual with the HumbleBundle, you can also direct some parts of your payment (and more than the minimum… Read More »

Play the new Civ7 “Game Of The Month” #15

By | January 21, 2026

We continue our “Game Of The Month” series with the next game for Civ7! This time we challenge you with the following savegame: You are playing as Augustus of Mexico in the Modern Age. The map size is standard with light disaster intensity, and you are playing on Immortal Sovereign. You are allowed to win the game in… Read More »

Interactive SMACX tech tree

By | January 18, 2026

Our user Bubblewrap has started the year with implementing a project which he long wanted to do: An interactive technology tree for Alpha Centauri (including Alien Crossfire). In case you don’t have the printed tree anymore (we have it though), then you can now use the interactive, clickable version with additional info here. In case you want to… Read More »