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.

Alpha Centauri and AI

By | June 25, 2023
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The recent hype around various AI tools has lead to some controversy, but also to many new possibilities. User Damjan on Facebook has used one of the AI image generators to give us new pictures of Alpha Centauri.

You can find these pictures in the Facebook Alpha Centauri group, and also for discussion in our forum here.

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #161

By | June 20, 2023
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And also for the Civ6 GOTM we are appreciating the nice summer climate! For the mid-june game you play as Sundiata Keita of Mali on a hot and arid standard-size “seven seas” map. The difficulty level is Immortal, and you need to go for a culture or diplomatic victory. The deadline for making the Sahara great again is July 15. For more information please check this thread.

History Respawned podcast: History Games at Not E3 2023

By | June 19, 2023
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Robert Whitaker has released another episode of his History Respawned podcast. He is discussing with his co-host John Harney about VR, but more critical the most interesting games, which were not mentioned at the E3 (which was a lot). Besides obvious candidates like the next Assassin’s Creed and the most recent Zelda, they also talk about Civ7!
You can find the new episode here, and discuss it with us here.

TurnBasedLovers: Best 10 Turn-Based Strategy Games of the Last Two (And a Bit) Years (with Old World!)

By | June 18, 2023
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TurnBasedLovers, obviously a website dedicated to turn-based games, has published a new article: Best 10 Turn-Based Strategy Games of the Last Two (And a Bit) Years.
The list contains 10 turn-based games from the last 2+ years, which should be of special interst to the community which is interested in turn-based games (again, obviously). The list includes the very recently published “Age Of Wonders 4“, the historic 4X game “Ozymandias”, and also Old World, which is of special relevance for us here. The author used as criteria for the inclusion besides the theme of the game also UI and AI, among others.
A short excerpt from the Old World entry:

Old World is not a simple game, with a lot of interlocking systems but it benefits from a lovely, easy to understand UI, clean graphics and strong gameplay. Whilst it doesn’t cover the sweep of millenia the same way as Civ, I often felt far more connected to my Empire in Old-World than I ever did in Civ.

You can read the whole article here, and discuss it with us here.

TheCivShow podcast with Andrew Johnson

By | June 17, 2023
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Besides the regular civ-fanatics-hosted podcast “The PolyCast“, there is also the podcast from TheCivShow, a 3-person team who also regulary streams Civ6.
Their last episode features @Andrew Johnson [FXS] , and they talk about his work on Civ, what a historian and writer does for Civ6.
The description from Spotify is the following:

2 history buffs and 1 tech guy, all with a singular purpose to entertain you with Civilization content. MoySauce, Nystagmus, and Razing Zozo are filled with information and entertainment as the 3 hosts talk about which Civilization Leader they would bring to Prom, why Gilgamesh is so darn handsome, and who put that Spy in my land? As the three talk about strategies used in their Sunday games, they are open to light hearted conversations and deep dive into some history facts!

You can listen to the podcast here, follow the CivShow on Twitter here, and discuss this podcast with us here.