
BeefJack: "I would love to sit here and tell you more, but my next catapult is ready and Darius I of Persia just told me he couldn’t stand the sight of me. He’s begging for a fight and I’ve lined up my army on his borders. Just. One. More. Turn."

Civilization V continues to be one of the most popular grand-strategy games you can play on Steam, for about three years.

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Philip Boyes:
When I was a kid, I played a lot of Civilization 2. I played a lot of strategy games in general, but having a deep love of both history and sci-fi, the epic sweep of Civ 2 from prehistory to the stars held a particular appeal. I loved taking my little people from their huts and ziggurats to the world of science and advanced space-flight.