HOF Civ5 Update

By | February 17, 2017
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The Civilization V Hall of Fame has been updated. 28 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]zenmaster[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Prince, Diplomacy, Marathon, Tiny, Great Plains, Spain (Isabella) [BNW] game for 7575 points.

[b]zenmaster[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 6 games.

Only 3 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update
[b]blatc[/b] – 1350 AD, Turn 195, 4430 points, Deity, Science, Standard, Standard, Great Plains, Poland (Casimir III) [BNW]
[b]blatc[/b] – 1340 AD, Turn 194, 4489 points, Deity, Science, Standard, Standard, Great Plains, Poland (Casimir III) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 950 BC, Turn 255, 2123 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Huge, Pangaea, Huns (Attila) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 740 BC, Turn 276, 3050 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Huge, Pangaea, Huns (Attila) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 80 BC, Turn 342, 5531 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Standard, Pangaea, Greece (Alexander) [BNW]
[b]zenmaster[/b] – 1761 AD, Turn 780, 1663 points, Deity, Science, Marathon, Huge, Large Islands, Korea (Sejong) [BNW]

[COLOR=”Blue”][B]Gauntlet Results:[/B][/COLOR]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=major&gauntlet=215]G-Major LXXX[/url] – Domination, Emperor, Standard, Shuffle, Epic, Poland (Casimir III)[/b]
1st [B]zenmaster[/B] – 140 BC  T-164
2nd [B]R.G.A.M.[/B] – 1750 AD T-385
3rd [B]walkyc[/B]  – Jan 1942 AD T-535

[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=217]G-Minor CXXXVIII[/url] – Culture, King, Standard, Fractal, Standard, Mongolia (Genghis Khan)[/b]
1st [B]zenmaster[/B] – 600 AD T-140
2nd [B]walkyc[/B] – 1840 AD T-290
3rd [B]Mighty Dwaarf[/B]  – 1884 AD T-312

[SIZE=”3″][B][COLOR=”Blue”]** New Gauntlets Starting **[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE][COLOR=”Green”]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=major&gauntlet=218]G-Major LXXXI[/url] – Science, Deity, Standard, Terra, Epic, Denmark (Harald)[/b]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=219]G-Minor CXXXIX[/url] – Domination, King, Standard, Small Continents, Standard, Greece (Alexander)[/b][/COLOR]

>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/index.php]Civ V HOF[/url]
>> [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/hof-civ5-update-discussion.610545]Discussion Thread[/url]

PolyCast Episode 275 Topics List

By | February 16, 2017
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This Saturday, February 18th, 2017 is to see the [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]fourth recording[/url] of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url]’s eleventh season. Beginning at 12PM ET North America ([url=http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=PolyCast+275+Recording&iso=20170218T12&p1=188&ah=2]timezone converter[/url]), Episode 275’s topics list is set as follows:

[b]Senate[/b]
– Placing, At Times Choosing, [i]Civilization VI[/i] Improvements
http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_cities.html#improvements
(http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_terrain.html#resources)
– [i]CivVI[/i] Wonders: Choosing World, Using Natural
http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_cities.html#wonders
http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_terrain.html#natural_wonders
– Using [i]CivVI[/i] Promotions
http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_units.html#promotions

[b]Open Mic[/b]
– Email From “slo” (Re: Challenging [i]Civ[/i] in Response to [i]VI[/i])

[b]Intro/Outro[/b]
– [i]Civilization VI[/i] “Explorer Pack – Signature Edition” Released
– [i]CivVI[/i] Video “Scout’s Honor”

[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.

PolyCast Episode 274: “It’s All About the Technique”

By | February 11, 2017
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Firm. The two-hundred-and-seventy-fourth episode of [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url], “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode274]It’s All About the Technique[/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=https://www.youtube.com/user/SBFMadDjinn]”MadDjinn”[/url] with returning guest co-host [url=http://www.ustream.tv/user/CanusAlbinus]”CanusAlbinus”[/url]. It carries a runtime of 59m59s.

The summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]01m13s[/i] | [b]Open Mic[/b]
Given the present state of [i]Civilization VI[/i]’s Artificial Intelligence (AI), how can one enjoy its single player experience? Longtime show listener “slo” puts this to the panel in an email.
– [i]08m36s[/i] | [b]Senate[/b]
In the strategy layer for [i]CivVI[/i] tackling barbarians approaches, [url=http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_units.html#great_people]Great People[/url] management (19m25s), [url=http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_overview.html#city-states]City States[/url] treatment (27m50s), consolidating and connecting the three (41m16s) and if, and when, to promote game units (47m57s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode272]Episode 272[/url]).
– [i]50m11s[/i] | [b]News[/b]
Team multiplayer amongst the features being “worked on” for [i]Civilization VI[/i], [url=https://reddit.com/user/ConsiderableNames?utm_content=user&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_name=b77e18ad403b4f2ba13d733c5dfef729&utm_source=embedly&utm_term=5qc7fd]according to[/url] developer [b]Firaxis Games[/b].

– [i]Intro/Outro[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
Gripping and bad placement.

[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.

Civilization IV Update

By | February 11, 2017
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The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated. 13 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]Todelotti[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Standard, Normal, Immortal, Domination game for 295566 points.

[b]Tonny[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 4 games.

Only one player was brave enough to take on Deity this update:
    [b]smitsk00[/b] – 1610 AD, Tiny, Normal, Deity, Diplomatic game for 65628 points.

[SIZE=”3″][B][COLOR=”Blue”]** New Gauntlet Starting **[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE]
[COLOR=”Green”]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=610]G-Minor 219[/url] – Cultural, Prince, Ancient, Standard, Normal, Hemispheres, (check options)[/b]
[/COLOR]

>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/index.php]Civ IV HOF[/url]
>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ4/stats.php?show=updates]Full Update Details[/url]
>> [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/civ-4-hof-update-discussion-thread.610258]Discussion Thread[/url]

TurnCast Episode 79: “Ready to Raid”

By | February 4, 2017
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Stage set. Regular players [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/2-DanQ” title=”Click for Profile]Daniel “DanQ” Quick[/url], [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/22677-Makahlua” title=”Click for Profile]”Makahlua”[/url] are joined by new regulars [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] alongside fellow co-operative [i]Civilization VI[/i] multiplaying gamers in the seventy-ninth episode of [u]TurnCast[/u] ([u]TC[/u]). Entitled “[url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast/season6.php#tcepisode79]Ready to Raid[/url]”, the series’ seventh season opener carries a runtime is 09m59s. Snippets include but are not limited to recommend undo, can’t remember, that way, too hard and not welcome.

[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; fellow sibling [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast][u]ModCast[/u][/url] focusing on [i]Civ[/i] modding was the first.

PolyCast Episode 274 Topics List

By | February 2, 2017
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This Saturday, February 04th, 2017 is to see the [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]third recording[/url] of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy podcast [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url]’s eleventh season. Beginning at 12PM ET North America ([url=http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=PolyCast+274+Recording&iso=20170204T12&p1=188&ah=2]timezone converter[/url]), Episode 274’s topics list is set as follows:

[b]Open Mic[/b]
– Email from “slo” (re: [i]Civilization VI[/i] Artificial Intelligence)

[b]Senate[/b]
– Tackling [i]CivVI[/i] Barbarians
– [i]CivVI[/i] Great People: Setting Priorities
(http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_units.html#great_people)
– [i]CivVI[/i] City States: Befriend, Conquer, Ignore?
(http://well-of-souls.com/civ/civ6_overview.html#city-states)

[b]News[/b]
– Team Multiplayer Among Changes Being Worked On: [i]CivVI[/i] Developer [b]Firaxis Games[/b]
[b]Miscellaneous[/b]
– “History Respawned”: [i]CivVI[/i]
(https://www.facebook.com/civ/posts/10154758115165359)

[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.

HOF Civ5 Update

By | February 2, 2017
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img]http://hof.civfanatics.net/images/biglogo_five.jpg[/img]
The Civilization V Hall of Fame has been updated. 34 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]PujolsFan[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Deity, Domination, Marathon, Duel, Great Plains, Huns (Attila) [BNW] game for 12400 points.

[b]zenmaster[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 10 games.

Only 2 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update
[b]Dines[/b] – 80 AD, Turn 358, 4730 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Standard, Pangaea, Celts (Boudicca) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 860 AD, Turn 472, 4890 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Standard, Archipelago, Rome (Augustus Caesar) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 665 AD, Turn 433, 3653 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Large, Pangaea, America (Washington) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 1075 AD, Turn 515, 4220 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Standard, Pangaea, Venice (Enrico Dandolo) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 890 AD, Turn 478, 3938 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Huge, Archipelago, Venice (Enrico Dandolo) [BNW]
[b]PujolsFan[/b] – 3850 BC, Turn 10, 12400 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Duel, Great Plains, Huns (Attila) [BNW]

[COLOR=”Blue”][B]Gauntlet Results:[/B][/COLOR]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=216]G-Minor CXXXVII[/url] – Science, Warlord, Standard, Fractal, Standard, Huns (Attila)[/b]
1st [B]zenmaster[/B] – 1675 AD T-245
2nd [B]qoxf[/B] – 1685 AD T-247
3rd Mighty Dwaarf  – 1780 AD T-266

[SIZE=”3″][B][COLOR=”Blue”]** New Gauntlets Starting **[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE][COLOR=”Green”]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=217]G-Minor CXXXVIII[/url] – Culture, King, Standard, Fractal, Standard, Mongolia (Genghis Khan)[/b][/COLOR]

>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/index.php]Civ V HOF[/url]
>> [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/hof-civ5-update-discussion.609871]Discussion Thread[/url]

PolyCast Episode 273: “Moving Target”

By | January 28, 2017
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Acquisition flexible. The two-hundred-and-seventy-third episode of [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url], “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode273]Moving Target[/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=https://www.youtube.com/user/SBFMadDjinn]”MadDjinn”[/url]. It carries a runtime of 59m59s.

The summary of topics is as follows:

– [i]02m57s[/i] | [b]News[/b]
The [url=https://blog.aspyr.com/2017/01/09/sid-meiers-civilization-vi-coming-soon-linux]confirmation[/url] [url=https://www.facebook.com/civ/posts/10154758161740359]announcement[/url] of [i]Civliization VI[/i] to come to Linux and what’s now aligned and still not following the [url=https://blog.aspyr.com/2017/01/11/civilization-vi-winter-update-live-mac-steam-someone-say-dlc]release[/url] [url=https://www.facebook.com/civ/posts/10154764168805359]the[/url] “Winter 2016” patch for the game on the Mac (06m26s).
– [i]08m36s[/i] | [b]Open Mic[/b]
Taking in [url=https://www.civfanatics.com/2016/12/24/polycast-2016-christmas-special-we-wish-you-a-merry-civmas/#comments]more feedback[/url] from the show’s 2016 Christmas Special, the gambit of comments in response to its Listener Feedback Survey for the same year (26m09s) and the [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/input-requested-for-polycast-christmas-special-2016.606772/#post-14590881]first suggestion[/url] for the former not covered on it: the optimum use of [i]CivVI[/i] districts (39m46s).

– [i]Intro/Outro[/i] | [b]Miscellaneous[/b]
Be [url=https://www.facebook.com/civ/posts/10154789363950359]happy[/url] not contrary, liquid corollary and what, and how, to anticipate future game content.

[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.