Category Archives: Civilization V

Civ5 related news items

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #272

By | September 3, 2025

We got you another “Game Of The Month” for Civ5 for you, in case you’re tired of the holidays and want again a tough competition! This time you compete as Ramkhamhaeng of Siam on a standard size oval map on Prince level. Your task is to finish as fast as possible with a diplomacy victory? You think you… Read More »

Civ7: Settlers edition now available, and 30% on Civ7 (and more sales)

By | August 11, 2025

Firaxis has today announced the “Settler Edition” for Civ7: This is a Civ7 edition which contains everything from the founders edition (not anymore available), besides some cosmetic items. This includes the Tecumseh DLC, the Rights To Rule and Crosswrods of the World DLC and 4 leader personas. You can have a look at the overview at the official… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #270

By | August 8, 2025

Also for the summer you’re getting a Civ5 GOTM! For this session you play as Pachacuti of the Inca on a standard size “South America” map on Immortal level. You need to win this game with a culture victory, and you must prevent that any other civ achieves another victory. You have until September 1 to play this… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #268

By | May 3, 2025

For Civ5, we present you now the 268th “Game Of The Month”. This time we challenge you to play the following game: You are ruling as Suleiman of the Ottomans on a large “Inland Sea” map on Immortal level. You will need to win this game via a Domination victory, and you have until June 2 to do… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #266

By | April 4, 2025

It is again time for our “Game Of The Month”, for the competition among all civ-fanatics who is the best! In this month’s challenge you are playing Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon on a standard size Pangaea Plus map, and you must be winning this game with a Diplomacy victory. No other restrictions apply, besides that you must finish… Read More »

Civ5 Hall of Fame: New gauntlets available

By | March 4, 2025

The Civilization 5 “Hall Of Fame” is our everlasting collection of the highest scoring games for Civ5. You can always submit your savegames to dethrone the current point leader, but regularly we also challenge you to play specific games. And now is the time again! In the G-Major CLIII we challenge you to play a game as William… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #264

By | March 2, 2025

And also for Civ5 you are getting a new challenge from us this month: In this “Game Of The Month” you play as Boudicca of the Celts on a standard size British Isles map on Settler level (so this game is accessible for everyone). You need to win via a Science victory, and must prevent all other civs… Read More »

The Game Design Roundtable podcast: Civ Series – Where are we now with Soren Johnson

By | February 6, 2025

https://thegamedesignroundtable.com/ has posted a new podcast, this time with Soren Johnson, lead designer of Civ4 and Old World.In this podcast Soren and the hosts talk about how the gaming landscape have changed, that more time is spent on specific titles, how your empire is managed (Millennia vs Civ7 vs older games), the order system in Old World, the… Read More »