DrewBledsoe, that was an excellent post.
I started a thread a while ago on that subject on god game design versus board game design because of a thread I saw a thread on 2K Games forums. While both of these approaches are legitimate, Civs I through IV have always been a god game design while Civilization 5 is more of a board game design. It's one of the reasons the latest iteration has divided the fan base so badly.
Here is the thread:
http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?92858-Why-Civ-5-is-dividing-the-fan-base-God-game-vs-Board-game
Here is the thread I started on Civ Fanatics:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=389538&highlight=god+game+design+board
I started a thread a while ago on that subject on god game design versus board game design because of a thread I saw a thread on 2K Games forums. While both of these approaches are legitimate, Civs I through IV have always been a god game design while Civilization 5 is more of a board game design. It's one of the reasons the latest iteration has divided the fan base so badly.
Here is the thread:
http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?92858-Why-Civ-5-is-dividing-the-fan-base-God-game-vs-Board-game
Here is the thread I started on Civ Fanatics:
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=389538&highlight=god+game+design+board