The Civ4 “Hall Of Fame” has been upated

By | July 5, 2023
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The Civ4 Hall Of Fame has again gotten an update! New players have been inaugurated in our everlasting Hall Of Civ Fame! You can find the whole overview in this thread!

14 games were accepted since the previous update.

Congratulations to jnebbe for the highest score of the update with a Huge, Normal, Emperor, Domination game for 406,949 points.

jnebbe was the most active player during this update, submitting 4 games.

Only one player was brave enough to take on Deity this update:

Firmlife – 1960 BC, Huge, Marathon, Deity, Conquest game for 171,207 points.​

Firmlife – 1280 AD, Huge, Normal, Deity, Diplomatic game for 92,363 points.​

New Number One Entries:

A number of players gained number one positions:​

​Firmlife with a 1960 BC, Huge, Marathon, Deity, Conquest game for 171,207 points.​

Firmlife with a 1280 AD, Huge, Normal, Deity, Diplomatic game for 92,363 points.​

​jnebbe with a 150 BC, Standard, Normal, Immortal, Domination game for 242,058 points.​​

jnebbe with a 1180 AD, Huge, Normal, Emperor, Domination game for 406,949 points.​​

jnebbe with a 50 BC, Large, Normal, Monarch, Domination game for 164,728 points.​​

Firmlife with a 520 AD, Huge, Normal, Prince, Religious game for 11,176 points.​

iggymnrr with a 1145 AD, Tiny, Marathon, Prince, Space Colony game for 363,944 points.​

nocho with a 1250 AD, Duel, Marathon, Prince, Space Colony game for 393,398 points.​

​Lcpl Jack Jones with a 2050 AD, Large, Quick, Settler, Time game for 5,630 points.​

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A number of players gained a composite table High Score (i.e. Any Condition):​

​jnebbe with a 1180 AD, Huge, Normal, Emperor, game for 406,949 points.

Gauntlet Updates

Congratulations to ZPV for winning G-Major 186 with a date of 1260 AD, iggymnrr was second on 1452AD, nocho 3rd in 1512AD and Cartesian Bear finished in 1914AD.

Techspot: A Chat With Video Game Composer Christopher Tin

By | July 4, 2023
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Techspot has published an interview with Christopher Tin about his work, how he got to designing the music of Civ4, and how this has kick-started his career. In the interview he mentions that Civ was his dream job, with the right combination of elements which interest him, and that there is probably no other game he’d have liked to compose the soundtrack more than Civ. They also talk about that more than 20 years ago video game music was just not of interest in music education, and that this has changed in the meantime. The interview is not short, but well worth reading.

An except:

Techspot: Is there a game or project whose soundtrack you admire that you wish you had the opportunity to take a crack at yourself?

Christopher Tin: I’ve often said that Civ is, in a way, my dream gig. I had a very strong background in classical and world music. Civ is the perfect palette for real life and a lot of musical ideas in that world. I don’t know that there are a lot of other franchises that I think to myself, “Oh, God, I wish I was scoring that.” I like scoring strategy games because, in a way, the music I get to write isn’t so action-driven, allowing me to write pieces that are a little more dynamic in terms of emotional rain.

You can read the whole interview here, discuss this article with us here, and also thanks to Christopher Tin, who brought this article to our attention via Twitter.

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #224

By | July 3, 2023
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And for the June game of the Civ5 “Game Of The Month” we also get you a culture vacation. You play as Enrico Dandolo of Venice on a standard size pangaea map on Immortal level. You need to go for a culture victory, but all other victories are enabled, so you need to make sure that no AI beats you at another one. You have until July 31st to obtain all the great artworks!

For more information please see this thread.

Steam Summer Sale, with Civ6 and many other games

By | July 2, 2023
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Sales

The Steam Summer Sale is on! As most important title Civ6 is on sale, with a 90% discount, down to 5.99€, with also the Anthology and Platinum being discounted by 86% and 91%.

Obviously, besides the Civ games there is a lot more on sale, e.g. Old World is discounted, the Total War Franchise has various titles on sale, mostly 50% upwards, various Paradox games, as well as the Anno franchise.

Strategy and Wargaming .com also has an article with various interesting games here.

Play the new Civ3 “Game Of The Month” #164 and 191

By | July 1, 2023
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Also for Civ3 our team is dedicated to still give you a new “Game Of The Month”!

For the addon “Play The World” you start as Julius Caesar on a normal size pangaea map, and the game is obviously played on Emperor level. To give you an edge on the roaming barbarians you get a Celtic slave, which can only cut trees. You have until September 30 to make all roads lead to Rome. For more information please see here.

For the addon “Conquests” you get a game as the Inca, playing on a standard continents map on Demigod level. Your opponents are known, they are vicious, as well as the barbarians, but you get an additional scout as starting unit. You have until September 30 (so the whole summer) to spread the glory of the sun god! For more information please see this thread.

Play the new Civ4 “Game Of The Month” #253

By | June 30, 2023
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And for sure we also supply you with another monthly game also for Civ4! This “Game Of The Month” is this time not summery-themed, but is rather a response to the community, who requested some smaller maps. Therefore you play this time as Churchill on a small fractal map on Emperor level against 4 AIs. In contrast to most recent games, you are also able to freely choose which victory type you want to go for. You have until August 1 to make the British Empire great again.

For more information please see this thread.

TurnBasedLovers: 10 Indie Gems You Don’t want to Miss -Twitter’s Lair Top Picks #2

By | June 29, 2023
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TurnBasedLovers has published another article/video, which is interesting to the CFC community, called “10 Indie Gems You Don’t want to Miss -Twitter’s Lair Top Picks #2”. The name doesn’t give it away that it’s interesting for us, but the list contains a range of games, which you definitely should have a look at. One of them is “Yield”, a turn-based 4X game on a hex-grid with a really cute graphics style, which allows you to destroy Rome with the Germanic hordes. Another one is “Feudums”, which is a medieval strategy simulator, and can already be tested with a free demo. The last game of interest is “Imperial Ambitions”, which is a 4X game in the “Colonization” setting, using very nice and charming pixel art. Users with a preference for a sci-fi setting over a historical one should also have a look at “Silence Of The Siren”.

You can read the whole article (with another 6 turn-based games in it) here, and discuss this article with us in the forum here.

Revival: Recolonization released – a post-apocalyptic Civ!

By | June 28, 2023
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Another interesting game has entered today early access – Revival: Recolonization.
Revival: Recolonization is a turn-based 4X game on a hex-grid. You wake up after an apocalypse, one of the few people who remembers how the earth was before. You now need to claim leadership of a clan, build up a new civilization, fight against the robot AI which has orchestrated the apocalypse, and make sure you survive zombie hordes, fires, and basically another apocalypse. You can use pre-apocalypse technology to shape the planet, and you will stumble upon artefacts and wonders from the time before.

The game has just entered early access, and is right now available with a 10% discount for 26.09€ (until July 5). You can join us here to discuss this game.