PolyCast Episode 188: "Stay Focused"

[DanQ]

Eye on the prize. The one-hundred-and-eighty-eighth episode of PolyCast, "Stay Focused", features regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, "Makahlua", Philip "TheMeInTeam" Bellew and "MadDjinn" with first-time guest co-host "CanusAlbinus". Carrying a runtime of 59m59s, the summary of topics is as follows:

- 01m59s | Forum Talk
How Civilization V's Artificial Intelligence handles having a negative return on gold-per-turn; then, contemplating making City States in the game bigger than they are (06m49s) and the case for moving your capital city (12m37s).
- 17m31s | Senate
Isolating the secrets to growth in CivV.
- 34m06s | Research Lab
Toying with the notation of giving Worker units experience and promotions like military units.
- 39m46s | Miscellaneous
Grabbing and keeping one's attention with a rap about the Civilization series is followed by the first official "Advisor of the Week" for CivV selected by publisher 2K Games.
- 47m55s | Open Mic
Responding to a concern that the show has abandoned covering CivIV, and using feedback on the last episode as a springboard for what is to come in 2014 (52m30s).

- Intro/Outro | Miscellaneous
Safely ignoring a safety guideline and thankless thanking.

Recording live before a listening audience every other Saturday, PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy; listeners are encouraged to follow the show on Twitter, and check out the YouTube channel for caption capability. Sibling show RevCast focuses on Civilization: Revolution, ModCast on Civ modding, SCivCast on Civ social gaming and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.