We picked recently our winners of the birthday contest for Civilization, who all received a copy of Old World sponsored by Mohawk Games, as well as a merchandise package. We now want to use this place to highlight these poems.

The second poem, which are actually multiple senryus, have been submitted by our user Hinin, and show us the various parts of the Civilization games.

“Golden Pyramids
To show the world my greatness.
Stopped : was not first.

My empire lost
Ravaged and seized by
A bloody doomstack

Scout was coming home
And had seen the whole world
Time for an upgrade

A solar arrow
Nuclear fire below
And Gandhi smiles.

An endless conflict
Celts, Vikings, Americans
A ten years long game

Districts, on the coast
My Norwegian ship arrives
Free yields incoming

Immortal leader
Top hat in Middle Ages
Don’t care anymore”

Read all the contest entries here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civilizations-30th-birthday-contest-give-civ-a-present-get-one-back.672969/

We picked recently our winners of the birthday contest for Civilization, who all received a copy of Old World sponsored by Mohawk Games, as well as a merchandise package. We now want to use this place to highlight these poems.

The first poem has been submitted by our user topsecret. It definitely captures the Civ atmosphere.

“One day, I discovered a game.
Civilization was its name.
I logged on, and soon I would learn,
All I could say was “one more turn.”

I settled a city, a capital place,
I researched techs with remarkable pace.
Buildings in cities and units on hills,
Great People, Government, Culture, all thrills!

But then I found my neighbor.
He was this Montezuma guy.
Warring was his labor.
His real name was AI.

We fought a long war,
And as I was seated,
Through my cities he tore,
And I read…

YOU HAVE BEEN DEFEATED.

Just… One… More… Turn.”

Read all the contest entries here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civilizations-30th-birthday-contest-give-civ-a-present-get-one-back.672969/