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Play the new Civ3 “Game Of The Month” #168 and #195

By | July 6, 2024

For the long summer months you also get 2 new GOTMs for Civ3! For the addon “Play The World” you get the GOTM 195: You play as Persia on a customized normal size Archipelago map with 8 opponents and roaming barbarians. Gallery are available earlier, to allow an earlier expansion. The deadline for this game is September 30.… Read More »

Study The Past – a Civilization series retrospective (Civ 3)

By | July 4, 2024

The official Civilization social media accounts have published a third video in the Civ retrospective series, this time looking at Civilization 3. They highlight it’s new culture mechanics, strategic resources, refined Civiliopedia and reactive borders. It’s also worth noting that over the years CivFanatics members have created some truly amazing total conversion mods for Civ3 based on Starwars,… Read More »

Play the new Civ3 “Game Of The Month”

By | April 2, 2024

For the Easter Civ3 GOTM you play as queen Elizabeth of the English on a normal size archipelago map with raging barbarians on Monarch level. There is a special rule for this GOTM, all harbours for all civs are half price, so that it is easier to conquer the seas! As usual for the Civ3 GOTM you get… Read More »

Play the new Civ3 “Game Of The Month” #193+166

By | January 21, 2024

And also in the new year 2024 Civ3 stays eternal, and the team is ready to provide you a new quarterly challenge! In the Civ3 GOTM for “Play The World” you play as China on a normal size Pangaea map with restless barbarians on Regent level. Other details about the map are unknown, but you get 2 additional… Read More »

On Being Stuck in Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Promise of Freedom in Historical Games

By | December 5, 2023

The Value Foundation, an academic research foundation focusing on research on gaming, has posted on Twitter that 2 researchers from Leiden University have published a new research manuscript about Civilization! The research is featured in the journal of digital games and associated phenomena (DIGRA), and titled “On Being Stuck in Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Promise of Freedom in… Read More »

Humble Bundle: Sid Meier’s Ultimate Collection – available again

By | October 21, 2023

The Humble Bundle has made again the Sid Meier Bundle (repeat from last year), containing a lot of our favourite games!If you pay at least 14.20€, you get As other minor games included are the early games of Sid, Sid Meier’s Pirates, Sid Meier’s Railroads, Covert Action and the remakes of Ace Patrol, Sid Meier’s Ace Control and… Read More »

Play the new Civ3 “Game Of The Month” #165 and #192

By | October 6, 2023

After all the other GOTMs, we this time also got again the 2 GOTMs for Civ3! For the addon “Play The World” you get GOTM 192, you will be playing as the Iroquis on a normal size pangaea map on Deity. You get roaming barbarians as a challenge, but a special starting unit too, to even out the… Read More »

Steam Strategy Fest Starts Monday (updated)!

By | August 27, 2023

As the title already says, on Monday August 28 the Steam strategy fest will start, with tons of discounts and new demos. The big series are on sales, that includes: The other series we love is on sale: Smaller games and series, which are on sale, and are interesting in one way or another for the population of… Read More »