Spring has sprung. The three-hundred-and-fourth episode of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy podcast PolyCast, “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode304]Not Just a Lame Clip Show XXIII[/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 [url=http://forums.2kgames.com/member.php?84564-MegaBearsFan]Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade[/url] with five guest co-hosts in the twenty-third 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]Forum Talk[/b]
Being able [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/remove-district-project.615030]to remove[/url] Districts in [i]Civilization VI[/i] is followed closely behind by a call [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/rethinking-districts-and-a-new-district.615940]to rethink[/url] them altogether (06m33s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode283]Episode 283[/url]); then, whether [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/are-wonders-worth-it.621481]it it worthwhile[/url] to acquire any of the game’s World Wonders (11m59s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode290]Episode 290[/url]) is just ahead of [url=http://www.well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_riseandfall.html#wonders]those introduced[/url] in its [i]Rise and Fall[/i] expansion pack [url=http://www.well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_riseandfall.html#natural_wonders]alongside its[/url] Natural cousins (31m12s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season12.php#episode301]Episode 301[/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 305 of PolyCast, the show’s latest recorded outing in 2018, is to be published on April 15th.

This Saturday, April 7th, 2018 is to see the [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]seventh 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+305+Recording&iso=20180407T12&p1=188&ah=2]timezone converter[/url]), Episode 305’s topics list is set as follows:

[b]Forum Talk[/b]
– Should Coast Tiles Yield an Extra Production for Balance?
[url]https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/should-coast-tiles-yield-an-extra-production-for-balance.630753[/url]
– Forts Should Give Loyalty
[url]https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/forts-should-give-loyalty.629421[/url]
– Railroads?
[url]https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/railroads.629143[/url]
– Barbarians Are People Too
[url]https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/barbarians-are-people-too.626206[/url]

[b]Miscellaneous[/b]
– 5 Business Lessons from [i]Civilization[/i]
[url]https://www.business2community.com/strategy/5-business-lessons-civilization-02036391[/url]

[b]Theatre[/b]
– [i]Civilization VI: Rise and Fall[/i] Gameplay Experiences to Date

[b]Intro/Outro[/b]
– [i]CivVI[/i] “Independence Day”

– April Fool’s 2018: Aspyr Media Announced [i]CivVI[/i] for Smart Watches
[url]https://mailchi.mp/c6df649f3a46/announcing-civilization-vi-for-smart-watches[/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.

Forward march. The three hundred-and-third episode of [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url], “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season12.php#episode303]Intrinsic Motivation[/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]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url], [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=136315]Philip “TheMeInTeam” Bellew[/url] and [url=http://forums.2kgames.com/member.php?84564-MegaBearsFan]Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade[/url] with returning guest co-hosts [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=145352]Scott “AlphaShard” Dirk[/url] and [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/drubell06]Brian “Drusain”[/url]. It carries a runtime of 59m59s.

The summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]02m50s[/i] | [b]News[/b]
Mac and Linux [i]Civilization VI[/i] players get [url=https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-expansion-arrives-on-linux-tomorrow.11445]pleasantly[/url] [url=https://www.altchar.com/games-news/562757/civ-vi-rise-and-fall-rolls-out-early-for-linux-mac]surprised[/url] with the release of the game’s [i]Rise and Fall[/i] expansion pack the month after their [i]Windows[/i] brethren, but there’s a catch; then, a typo invoking an English language idiom leads to [url=https://kotaku.com/fans-discover-game-changing-typo-in-civilization-vis-co-1823845314]”messing”[/url] with the [url=https://www.pcgamer.com/typos-in-a-civilization-6-data-file-are-messing-with-the-ais-priorities]”priorities”[/url] of the game’s Artificial Intelligence… but to what end?
– [i]19m03s[/i] | [b]Open Mic[/b]
Two-time guest co-host [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=209829]Brandon “bcaiko” Keith Hallmark[/url] calls, and messages, the show’s panel for their take on his disappointment that is the base game of [i]CivVI[/i] and whether or not its [i]R&F[/i] expansion pack could compel him to return to the title.
– [i]41m05s[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
In February, [i]Civilization VI: Rise and Fall[/i] Senior Producer Andrew Frederiksen and Lead Designer Anton Strenger [url=https://www.pcgamer.com/how-the-civ-6-rise-and-fall-designers-came-up-with-its-cast-of-leaders]chart the course[/url] of its development from earliest prototype to commercial release.

– [i]Intro/Outro[/i] | [b]Assorted[/b]
Puppy agreement, and filling in [i]CivVI[/i] eras for more unit upgrades.

[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.

Curiosity meets chaos. Regular players [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/22677-Makahlua” title=”Click for Profile]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url], [url=http://www.civplayers.com/index.php?section=profile&user=139]Steve “WarningU2” Warner[/url] and [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/GrimVek]Matthieu “GrimVek”[/url] are accompanied by fellow co-operative [i]Civilization VI[/i] multiplayer players in the eighth [u]TurnCast[/u] ([u]TC[/u]) special entitled “[url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast/season8.php#mess_up]Mess Up[/url]”. It carries a 33m59s runtime.

[u]TurnCast[/u] is the third spin-off of the [i]Civ[/i] strategy-centric [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] on which Quick and Makahlua serve as regular co-hosts; the modding-centric [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast]ModCast[/url] was the first.

This Saturday, March 10th, 2018 is to see the [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]sixth 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+303+Recording&iso=20180324T12&p1=188&ah=2]timezone converter[/url]), Episode 303’s topics list is set as follows:

[b]News[/b]
– [i]Civilization VI: Rise and Fall[/i] Now Available on Mac, Linux: “Rolls Out Early”(?)
[url]https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/civilization-vi-rise-and-fall-expansion-arrives-on-linux-tomorrow.11445[/url]
[url]https://www.altchar.com/games-news/562757/civ-vi-rise-and-fall-rolls-out-early-for-linux-mac[/url]
([url]https://www.facebook.com/civ/photos/a.349831890358.197044.117631940358/10156099633355359/?type=3[/url])
– [i]CivVI[/i] Fans Discover “Game Changing Typo”, “Messing” Artifical Intelligence “Priorities”
[url]https://kotaku.com/fans-discover-game-changing-typo-in-civilization-vis-co-1823845314[/url]
[url]https://www.pcgamer.com/typos-in-a-civilization-6-data-file-are-messing-with-the-ais-priorities[/url]

[b]Open Mic[/b]
– Voicemail, Email from Brandon “bcaiko” Keith Hallmark

[b]Miscellaneous[/b]
– “At The Helm”: Panel with [i]CivVI: R&F[/i] Lead Developers

([url]https://www.pcgamer.com/how-the-civ-6-rise-and-fall-designers-came-up-with-its-cast-of-leaders[/url])
– [i]Civilization: A New Dawn[/i] Board Game Review
[url]http://www.megabearsfan.net/post/2018/03/21/Civilization-A-New-Dawn-board-game-review.aspx[/url]
– How [i]Civilization[/i] “Reinforces a Dangerous Myth”
[url]https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/03/15/all-rise-and-no-fall-how-civilization-reinforces-a-dangerous-myth[/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.

Always. The three hundred-and-second episode of [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url], “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season12.php#episode302]Always Improving[/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]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url], [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=136315]Philip “TheMeInTeam” Bellew[/url] and [url=http://forums.2kgames.com/member.php?84564-MegaBearsFan]Jason “MegaBearsFan” Grade[/url] with first-time guest co-host [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/members/timothy001.213497]”Timothy001″[/url]. It carries a runtime of 59m59s.

The summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]01m17s[/i] | [b]News[/b]
All about the [url=http://steamcommunity.com/games/289070/announcements/detail/1657760039074270683]March[/url] [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/patch-is-live.629897]2018[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSFhqOPiU-E]Update[/url] for [i]Civilization VI: Rise and Fall[/i] is followed by an addendum, requesting a change with respect to hex options when occupied by an enemy unit (17m07s).
– [i]20m27s[/i] | [b]Senate[/b]
The “good”, “bad and the ugly” of [i]CivVI[/i] Governors introduced in the game’s first expansion pack [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/governors-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.629735]are rated[/url] through their abilities, absolute and relative to each other.
– [i]43m56s[/i] | [b]Forum Talk[/b]
Individually limited, collectively extensive: a call for the [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/your-top-three-most-wanted-gameplay-changes.629006]most pressing[/url] [i]Civilization VI: Rise and Fall[/i] gameplay changes needed presently.

– [i]Intro/Outro[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
A case for blooping.

[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.