Ringing in the year that is. The two-hundred-and-ninety-seventh episode of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy podcast PolyCast, “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season12.php#episode297]Not Just a Lame Clip Show XXII[/url]”, features regular co-hosts [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/2-DanQ]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url], [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/22677-Makahlua]”Makahlua”[/url], [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=136315]Philip “TheMeInTeam” Bellew[/url] and former regular co-host [url=http://blog.maddjinn.ca]”MadDjinn”[/url] with nine guest co-hosts in the twenty-second compilation of segments archived from previous episode recordings and not released previously. With a 59m59s runtime, the summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]00m37s[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous (Part 1 of 2)[/b]
[i]Civilization VI[/i] joins [i]Endless Legend[/i] and [i]Europa Universalis IV[/i] in their respective designers discussing [url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/06/29/civ-6-euiv-and-endless-legend-designers-on-how-their-strategy-games-create-the-illusion-of-a-world]”creating illusion”[/url] in the strategy computer gaming genre (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode283]Episode 283[/url]).
– [i]17m20s[/i] | [b]Research Lab[/b]
Finding [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/early-midgame-housing-reintroducing-the-cottage-system.621170]a place for[/url] [i]CivIV[/i]’s cottage system in [i]VI[/i] (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode288]Episode 288[/url]) is followed by the [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/border-expansion-points.621554]idea for[/url] Border Expansion Points (25m42s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode289]Episode 289[/url]).
– [i]32m14s[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous (Part 2 of 2)[/b]
How the [i]Civilization[/i] series [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmc77w-r7k8]tops a list[/url] for games schools should let students play (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode295]Episode 290[/url]) makes way for an argument as to what [i]CivVI[/i] could [url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/07/25/civilization-call-to-power-retrospective]”learn from”[/url] the [i]Call to Power[/i] series (38m24s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode292]Episode 292[/url]) and on the [url=http://www.pcgamer.com/the-complete-history-of-civilization]history of[/url] the [i]Civ[/i] series in general, speaking to the developer of each iteration (49m23s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode295]Episode 295[/url]).

[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] is a bi-weekly audio production recording [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]live every other Saturday[/url] throughout the year, in an ongoing effort to give the [i]Civilization[/i] community an interactive voice; sibling show [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast][u]ModCast[/u][/url] focuses on [i]Civ[/i] modding, [url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast][u]TurnCast[/u][/url] on [i]Civ[/i] multiplay. Episode 298 of PolyCast, the show’s first recorded outing in 2018, is to be published on January 21st.

This Saturday, January 13th, 2018 is to see the [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]first recording[/url] of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url]’s twelfth season. Beginning at 12PM ET North America ([url=http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=PolyCast+298+Recording&iso=20180113T12&p1=188&ah=2]timezone converter[/url]), Episode 298’s topics list is set as follows:

[b]News[/b]
– [i]Civilization VI: Rise and Fall[/i] Expansion Announced
[url]https://civilization.com/news/entries/announcing-civilization-vi-rise-and-fall[/url]
([url]https://www.facebook.com/civ/videos/10155766086805359[/url])
([url]http://www.well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_riseandfall.html[/url])
– [i]R&F[/i] “First Looks” Round-Up
[url]https://www.facebook.com/notes/sid-meiers-civilization/civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-queen-seondeok-leads-korea/10155786874080359[/url]
[url]https://www.facebook.com/notes/sid-meiers-civilization/civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-queen-wilhelmina-leads-the-netherlands/10155806164265359[/url]
[url]https://www.facebook.com/notes/sid-meiers-civilization/civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-genghis-khan-leads-mongolia/10155824383765359[/url]
[url]https://www.facebook.com/notes/sid-meiers-civilization/civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-chandragupta-leads-india/10155831815545359[/url]
[url]https://www.facebook.com/notes/sid-meiers-civilization/civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-poundmaker-leads-the-cree-nation/10155864443400359[/url]
[url]https://www.facebook.com/notes/sid-meiers-civilization/civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-tamar-leads-georgia/10155881541390359[/url]
– “First Looks” Controversies Re: Korea and the Cree
[url]https://attackofthefanboy.com/news/civilization-6-korea-queen-seondeok[/url]
[url]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/poundmaker-cree-nation-chief-civilization-video-game-1.4473089[/url]
([url]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/poundmaker-singers-civilization-vi-game-cree-music-1.4475827[/url])

[b]Open Mic[/b]
– 2017 Christmas Special Feedback
[url]https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/polycast-2017-christmas-special-girls-playing-civ-three.625830[/url]
– 2017 Listener Feedback Survey Results
– 2018 Changes to Patreon Campaign (January)

[b]Intro/Outro[/b]
– [i]Civilization VI[/i]: Now on the iPad
[url]https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sid-meiers-civilization-vi/id1235863443?ls=1&mt=8[/url]
([url]https://www.facebook.com/civ/videos/10155831040955359[/url])

[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the [i]Civ[/i] community an interactive voice on game strategy; listeners are encouraged to [url=https://twitter.com/thepolycast]follow the show[/url] on Twitter and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast]subscribe to[/url] its YouTube channel. Episode topics list is subject to change. Sibling show [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast][u]ModCast[/u][/url] focuses on [i]Civ[/i] modding, [url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast][u]TurnCast[/u][/url] on [i]Civ[/i] multiplay.

Regular co-hosts [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=2]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url], [url=http://apolyton.net/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=22677]”Makahlua”[/url], [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=136315]Philip “TheMeInTeam” Bellew[/url] and [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/SBFMadDjinn]”MadDjinn”[/url] discuss [i]Civilization[/i] strategy on [u]PolyCast[/u], a bi-weekly podcast. The second episode sampler from its elventh season [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/about.php#promos]is now available[/url] for listening. Targeting both would-be and current listeners to get a sense of the content and atmosphere of the show, it runs for 04m59s.

Recording live before a [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]listening audience[/url] every other Saturday throughout the year, [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] is an every-other-week audio production in an ongoing effort to give the [i]Civilization[/i] community an interactive voice on game strategy; its Season 11 Blooper Reel is to be released on January 6th. Sibling show [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast][u]ModCast[/u][/url] focuses on [i]Civ[/i] modding, [url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast][u]TurnCast[/u][/url] on [i]Civ[/i] multiplay.