Sample PolyCast (Civ Strategy Podcast) with “Promo 28”

By | January 3, 2018

PolyCast 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.

HOF Civ5 Update

By | January 3, 2018

The Civilization V Hall of Fame has been updated. 53 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to [b]sexten[/b] for the highest Firaxis score of the update with a Settler, Culture, Marathon, Huge, Highlands, Shoshone (Pocatello) [BNW] game for 23069 points.

[b]vadalaz[/b] was the most active player during this update, submitting 12 games.

Only 3 players were brave enough to take on Deity this update;
[b]Dines[/b] – 750 BC, Turn 275, 3811 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Small, Pangaea, Iroquois (Hiawatha) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 725 AD, Turn 445, 4403 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Huge, Pangaea, Assyria (Ashurbanipal) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 2390 BC, Turn 111, 2600 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Tiny, Pangaea, Aztec (Montezuma) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 290 AD, Turn 379, 6244 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Standard, Pangaea, China (Wu Zetain) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 655 AD, Turn 431, 4357 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Huge, Pangaea, Greece (Alexander) [BNW]
[b]Dines[/b] – 820 AD, Turn 464, 4186 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Huge, Pangaea, Iroquois (Hiawatha) [BNW]
[b]johncparr[/b] – 1840 AD, Turn 290, 2296 points, Deity, Science, Standard, Standard, Inland Sea, Poland (Casimir III) [BNW]
[b]MAGA[/b] – 3910 BC, Turn 6, 12400 points, Deity, Domination, Marathon, Duel, Great Plains, Huns (Attila) [BNW]

[B][COLOR=”Blue”]Gauntlet Results:[/COLOR][/B]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=major&gauntlet=238]G-Major LXXXVII[/url] – Domination, Deity, Standard, Any Map Type, Standard, Any Leader [/b]
1st [B]vadalaz[/B] – 1600 BC T-60

[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=240]G-Minor CXLXIII[/url] – Domination, Warlord, Standard, Large Islands, Standard, Sweden (Gustavus Adolphus)[/b]
[B]vadalaz[/B] 750 BC T-85
2nd [B]zlither[/B] 425 AD T-132
3rd [B]superman32870[/B] 1160 AD T-176

[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=241]G-Major LXXXVIII[/url] – Diplomacy, Emperor, Standard, Inland Sea, Quick, Ethiopia (Haile Selassie)[/b]
[b][url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/gauntlet.php?show=minor&gauntlet=242]G-Minor CXLXIV[/url] – Science, Prince, Standard, Continents, Standard, Huns (Attila)[/b]
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>> [url=http://hof.civfanatics.net/civ5/index.php]Civ V HOF[/url]
>> [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/hof-civ5-update-discussion.626266]Discussion Thread[/url]

Civilization Players Leagues Podcast #16, Chandgragupta and the upcoming Clan Championship Cup!

By | December 31, 2017

This past Friday, Dec 29th at 9 PM EST was the 16th CivPlayers League Podcast. Here’s what we talked about in the past  week!

Co-Hosts Sarnith and KingLewie, and guest Co-Host BladeSe7en and LDG1987 bring you this weeks topics.

• The Expansion is still the hot topic, We have a new India Leader announced in Chandgragupta!

• The Clan Championship Cup is coming! Do you have a clan, group, or organization you affiliate with? Fly your flag and compete to see which Clan is number 1 among multiple events and game formats! The Dates are January 26th-28th and will accomodate all time zones!

• Be sure to be active in chat! We do watch and are happy to answer your questions! • Do you have ideas you’d like to see brought up on the podcast? Make sure to post your thoughts and suggestions in the comment section!

CivPlayers Podcasts are recorded live on Sarnith’s Youtube Live every Friday at 9pm EST  Sarnith’s Youtube Live

Watch this episode here https://youtu.be/VlwYsiHASpc

You can watch all Podcasts as well as other CivPlayers events at our YouTube page  CivPlayers Youtube Channel

PolyCast Episode 296: “Not Just a Lame Clip Show XXI”

By | December 31, 2017

PolyCast Saying goodbye to the year that was. The two-hundred-and-ninety-sixth episode of [i]Civilization[/i] strategy podcast PolyCast, “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode296]Not Just a Lame Clip Show XXI[/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://blog.maddjinn.ca]”MadDjinn”[/url] with fourteen guest co-hosts in the twenty-first 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[/b]
Fully articulating Isabella in a [i]Civilization V[/i] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHamlzTRLE8]spoof video[/url] (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season10.php#episode252]Episode 252[/url]) while [i]CivIV[/i] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZY_vvxjLpk]tops list[/url] of video game songs with lyrics (03m11s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season10.php#episode254]Episode 254[/url]); then, developer [url=http://gdcvault.com/play/1024421/Absolutely-No-Pressure-Continuing-a]notes on[/url] the creation of [i]CivVI[/i] (05m35s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode279]Episode 279[/url]), extended conversation on unit healing (13m21s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode283]Episode 283[/url]) and (16m12s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode286]Episode 286[/url]).
– [i]20m17s[/i] | [b]Forum Talk[/b]
Promising not move, not move and [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/move-your-troops-ignore-this-request-promise-to-move.618012]broken promises[/url] (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode284]Episode 284[/url]).
– [i]23m46s[/i] | [b]Open Mic[/b]
Responding to [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/polycast-episode-284-the-salt-would-be-real.619465]feedback on[/url] Episode 284 (recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode285]Episode 285[/url]) followed by more of the same [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/polycast-episode-288-a-lot-of-clicks.621689]for[/url] Episode 288 (26m04s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode289]Episode 289[/url]) as [url=https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/polycast-episode-289-a-thesis-be-warned.622255]well as[/url] Episode 289 (43m28s; recorded for [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#episode290]Episode 290[/url]).
– [i]49m58s[/i] | [b]Theatre[/b]
A most memorable moment in [i]Civ[/i] gaming, from [i]Civilization IV: Colonization[/i] as recalled years later (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.

Provide PolyCast With Feedback on 2017 Season

By | December 27, 2017

PolyCast Episode recording weekly or every other week? Balance of [i]Civilization VI[/i], [i]V[/i] and [i]Civ[/i] series in general coverage? Favourite regular co-host? These are a few of the ten questions being asked of the 2017 [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] (PC) audience as its [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php]eleventh season[/url] nears its conclusion.

To provide your input on/by January 7th, 2018, follow the link below:

[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycastsurvey]http://thepolycast.net/polycastsurvey[/url]

Recording live every other Saturday, [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast]PolyCast[/url] has been renewed for a 28 episode twelfth season in 2018. The show’s first episode recording in the new year, [url=https://www.youtube.com/user/thepolycast/live]live[/url], is set for January 13th starting at 12PM ET North America ([url=http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=PolyCast+%23298+Recording&iso=20180113T12&p1=188&ah=2]timezone converter[/url]).

Civilization Players Podcast #15

By | December 24, 2017

This past Friday, Dec 22nd at 9 PM EST was the 15th CivPlayers League Podcast. Here’s what we talked about in the past  week!

Co-Hosts Sarnith and KingLewie, and guest Co-Host BladeSe7en bring you this weeks topics.

• The Expansion is still the hot topic, as Mongols and The Netherlands have been announced and covered in a Firaxis livestream this past Wed.

• Lots of new things were mentioned and shown during the stream this week – Let’s take a look at it all!

• The Clan Championship Cup is coming! Do you have a clan, group, or organization you affiliate with? Fly your flag and compete to see which Clan is number 1 amongst multiple events and game formats! The Dates are January 26th-28th and will accomodate all time zones!

• Be sure to be active in chat! We do watch and are happy to answer your questions! • Do you have ideas you’d like to see brought up on the podcast? Make sure to post your thoughts and suggestions in the comment section!

CivPlayers Podcasts are recorded live on Sarnith’s Youtube Live every Friday at 9pm EST  Sarnith’s Youtube Live

Watch this episode here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzOFBHcKyfY

You can watch all Podcasts as well as other CivPlayers events at our YouTube page  CivPlayers Youtube Channel

PolyCast 2017 Christmas Special: “Girls Playing Civ Three”

By | December 24, 2017

PolyCast Three cheers for the ladies. The 2017 PolyCast Christmas Special, “[url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season11.php#christmas2017]Girls Playing Civ Three[/url]”, is now available for netcasting. Show regular co-host [url=http://apolyton.net/member.php/22677-Makahlua]Stephanie “Makahlua”[/url] leads former regulars [url=https://civfanatics.com/forums/member.php?16-Cartimandua]Annalee “Cartimandua” Barney[/url] and [url=http://forums.civfanatics.com/member.php?u=63440]Kelly “KMadCandy”[/url] with returning guests [url=http://www.youtube.com/user/kayliesgaming]Ayla “kalleina” Radies[/url] and [url=https://twitter.com/willowless]Willow Lucas-Smith[/url]. It’s the third in the series of such specials: first, [url=http://thepolycast.net/classic/#christmas2007]”Girls Playing Civ”[/url] ten years ago and most recently [url=http://thepolycast.net/polycast/season6.php#christmas2012]”Girls Playing Civ Too”[/url] in 2012. This outing carries a runtime of 63m22s.

[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; the tenth edition of Evergreen, a side series on selected moments and topics that best represent the show, is set to be released in one week’s time. Fellow sibling shows also in production presently are [url=http://thepolycast.net/modcast][u]ModCast[/u][/url] on [i]Civ[/i] modding and [url=http://thepolycast.net/turncast][u]TurnCast[/u][/url] on [i]Civ[/i] multiplay.

Civ 6 now available on iPad – and half price until Jan 5th!

By | December 21, 2017

Firaxis have just announced the launch of Civ 6 on the iPad!

This is the full game (but not DLC, except the Aztecs) rebuilt for touch to the iOS platform, you can play up to 60 turns without having to purchase it.

The suggested retail price of Civilization VI is US$59.99. However, the game will be on sale for 50 percent off for a limited time from December 21, 2017 to January 4, 2018. Prices and availability may vary by territory. Sale only available on the App Store.

Read more about it here and discuss it here.