SCivCast Episode 03: "Ebb and a Flow"

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Up and downs. Regular co-hosts Doug "ShuShu62", Heather "pawprint42" Moats and Angel Ledwich lead the third episode of SCivCast (SC) entitled "Ebb and a Flow" with first-time guest co-hosts Josee Gendron and Rob "RobG" Gerkin; now netcasting, it has a runtime of 29m59s. The summary of topics is as follows:

- 02m39s | Topic #1
Reflecting on the state of the Civilization: World community in late 2012: small but dedicated numbers; the contribution of non-American players' to the game's progression, and the appeal and impact of the "throwback" games' efforts.
- 07m19s | Topic #2
The disservice CivWorld's tutorial delivers to new players, and learning from games with any and all players towards better understanding and appreciation of the game's depth of play.
- 16m41s | Topic #3
Differing applications of the definitions of cheating and exploiting; the responsibility of experienced to inexperienced players; desirability of following in-house rules of a given server; and varying approaches to finding the fun in Civilization: World.

SCivCast is the fourth spin-off of the Civ strategy-centric PolyCast; follow the show on Twitter. Fellow sibling ModCast focuses on Civ modding, RevCast on Civilization: Revolution and TurnCast on Civ multiplay.