Category Archives: Civilization V

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PolyCast 433: Fringe Theories

By | July 11, 2024

The four-hundred-and-thirty-third episode of PolyCast, “Fringe Theories“ is now available for streaming on the PolyCast YouTube Channel. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus, Stephanie “Makahlua”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h01m38s | Call to Power’s 25th Anniversary– 00h11m43s | Real Life as a 4X Simulator?ModCast– 00h28m37s | Quality of Life Mods for Civilization VIForum… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 Gauntlets!

By | July 7, 2024

The Civilization 5 “Hall Of Fame” is an ongoing competition, to gain the highest rank among all civ-fanatics for the various difficulty levels, map settings, etc. While you are always free to submit your latest wins, we also sometimes give you new challenges, the gauntlets. It is again the time for them, so we get 2 new challenges… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #247

By | June 15, 2024

Not winter, but summer is coming! For this GOTM we send you into the dry heat, and you play Harun al-Rashid of Arabia on a standard size sandstorm map on Deity level. You need to bring back the islamic golden age, and win via a science victory. You have time to win this game until July 15. For… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #246

By | June 3, 2024

In this new Civ5 GOTM we go for the ultimate Polish dream: you play as Casimir III of Poland on a standard size continents map on Immortal level. You need to win via Domination, and you need to prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. You have until July 1 to finish this game. For more information… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #245

By | May 15, 2024

For this month’s Civ5 GOTM we sent you into the Barbarian wastelands: You are playing Bismarck of Germany on a large Fractal map with raging barbarians on Emperor level. You need to exterminate the brutes and everything else, since you need to win via a domination victory. You have until June 15 to subjugate this world! For more… Read More »

Civ5 Battle Royal Season 4: New episodes

By | May 4, 2024

The Civ5 Battle Royale is huge but the concept of the show is pretty simple! On a massive world map, 61 AI Civilizations go at it to see which one can be the last one standing. No human intervention in the show as a several months long game is recorded and then curated into episodes across the action.… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #244

By | May 1, 2024

For your free day today we make you work in Civ5! In the new Civ5 GOTM you play as Isabella of Spain on a standard size continents map on King level. You need to win via a culture victory, and prevent all other civs from achieving another victory. Will the continents be plentiful in resources? Your will be… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #243

By | April 15, 2024

The new Civ5 GOTM sends you to the cold lands of Siberia. You play as Russia on a standard size Ice Age map on Prince level. Try to ensure that it stays like this, with a science victory! As usual, you have one month time, deadline is May 15. For more information please see this thread.