SuperDave9x19
Apr 28, 2003, 09:52 AM
Is Civ3 really an educational game?
I think it isn’t.
For example:
Paul: “Ma!!! Bring me up anuther beer. Got some more Civilization building to do!!”
Ma pops the can of beer: “What is this dang game that you spend all hours on it?”
Paul: “Ma, it’s educational. You start off with a budding civilization of cave dwellers and push thru technology and feeding to create a prosperous civilization with nuke-u-lar weapons. It’s almost educational, since ya gotta research simple technology to use wheels, pottery n such. Later in the game you research gunpowder, Electricity, and some other stuff I don’t really understand, but I still play it.”
Ma: “Don’t look educational. Looks like a war game. Whut ya doin now that’s so durn educational?”
Paul: “Well, I am researching Industrialization. That let’s me make factories and such so that I can build more bombs, Cavalry and such.”
Ma: “Dang, boy. Quit researching game factories and go to a real one ‘n get a job.”
Paul: “Shaddup Ma. Factories repress the working stiff. Besides, I’m a gonna whip me up a nice Universal Sufferage and really whoop ass.”
Ma: “Universal Sufferage? Boy, did some Japs make that game? Must be from the spellin'. Should be Universal Suffering if ya ask me. Sounds nasty tho. How does it work?
Paul: “Whaddaya mean how does it work?”
Ma: “Well, when I asked you about that Great Library thing, you said it helps ya steal others’ research. Makes sense. A GREAT LIBRARY. But I don’t get the Universal Suffering thing.”
Paul: “Well, it reduces ‘War Weariness’. Must be a killer weapon.”
Ma: “But how?”
Paul: “Well, I could go to this cool Civelopedia thing. I been to it for all the military units, which are cool. But when they start babbling about culture and such I get back to the game.”
Ma: “Culture?!?!?!?! Boy, if’n you want culture you go down to the Line Dancing on Thursday. Fool”
Paul: “I know, I know… It’s part of the darn game. And ya got me curious. I was wonderring what kinda weapon could reduce war weariness in the game. It’s made for Militaristic civs, so I know it’s gotta be a good one.
Ma: “Well, look into it. Might as well learn something, if not employment.”
Paul: “Dang, Ma. I looked at a picture of the Universal Sufferage and it’s some gal holding up laundry or somethin. Think maybe it’s about one o them Octopussy spies or something?”
Ma: “Click on the web page link then.”
Paul: “Ma. You don’t know nuthin. That’s not to a web page, but to another part of the Civilopedia”
Ma (slaps Paul upside the head as he reads): “I know more than you. I know that there ain’t no such thing as a Universal Sufferage”
Paul (after reading the Civilopedia article on Universal Sufferage): “Well, Damn. Wasn’t expecting that. It ain’t even a weapon after all.”
Ma: “Well, what is it?”
Paul: “Nothing. I don’t wanna research it anymore.”
Paul (muttering under his breath): "Universal Sufferring indeed"
Civ3. A great learning experience for the ignorant.
I think it isn’t.
For example:
Paul: “Ma!!! Bring me up anuther beer. Got some more Civilization building to do!!”
Ma pops the can of beer: “What is this dang game that you spend all hours on it?”
Paul: “Ma, it’s educational. You start off with a budding civilization of cave dwellers and push thru technology and feeding to create a prosperous civilization with nuke-u-lar weapons. It’s almost educational, since ya gotta research simple technology to use wheels, pottery n such. Later in the game you research gunpowder, Electricity, and some other stuff I don’t really understand, but I still play it.”
Ma: “Don’t look educational. Looks like a war game. Whut ya doin now that’s so durn educational?”
Paul: “Well, I am researching Industrialization. That let’s me make factories and such so that I can build more bombs, Cavalry and such.”
Ma: “Dang, boy. Quit researching game factories and go to a real one ‘n get a job.”
Paul: “Shaddup Ma. Factories repress the working stiff. Besides, I’m a gonna whip me up a nice Universal Sufferage and really whoop ass.”
Ma: “Universal Sufferage? Boy, did some Japs make that game? Must be from the spellin'. Should be Universal Suffering if ya ask me. Sounds nasty tho. How does it work?
Paul: “Whaddaya mean how does it work?”
Ma: “Well, when I asked you about that Great Library thing, you said it helps ya steal others’ research. Makes sense. A GREAT LIBRARY. But I don’t get the Universal Suffering thing.”
Paul: “Well, it reduces ‘War Weariness’. Must be a killer weapon.”
Ma: “But how?”
Paul: “Well, I could go to this cool Civelopedia thing. I been to it for all the military units, which are cool. But when they start babbling about culture and such I get back to the game.”
Ma: “Culture?!?!?!?! Boy, if’n you want culture you go down to the Line Dancing on Thursday. Fool”
Paul: “I know, I know… It’s part of the darn game. And ya got me curious. I was wonderring what kinda weapon could reduce war weariness in the game. It’s made for Militaristic civs, so I know it’s gotta be a good one.
Ma: “Well, look into it. Might as well learn something, if not employment.”
Paul: “Dang, Ma. I looked at a picture of the Universal Sufferage and it’s some gal holding up laundry or somethin. Think maybe it’s about one o them Octopussy spies or something?”
Ma: “Click on the web page link then.”
Paul: “Ma. You don’t know nuthin. That’s not to a web page, but to another part of the Civilopedia”
Ma (slaps Paul upside the head as he reads): “I know more than you. I know that there ain’t no such thing as a Universal Sufferage”
Paul (after reading the Civilopedia article on Universal Sufferage): “Well, Damn. Wasn’t expecting that. It ain’t even a weapon after all.”
Ma: “Well, what is it?”
Paul: “Nothing. I don’t wanna research it anymore.”
Paul (muttering under his breath): "Universal Sufferring indeed"
Civ3. A great learning experience for the ignorant.