Civilization 1

[ScottX]

Hello Everybody:

Does anybody know where i can buy Civilization 1?
i had it a few years ago and loaned it out and never got it back.
i have the whole Civilizations Chronicles but dont care for it because it has
all of them but #1.

Can anybody help?

Thanks Scott

 

[Agent327]

Welcome, ScottX!

Check here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...fana&linkCode=sb1&camp=212353&creative=380553

1 customer review: http://astore.amazon.com/civilizationfana/detail/B000PHQOZ8

 

[Turner]

You might want to check your Chronicles again, as it's supposed to have Civ1 included.

 

[Agent327]

Yeah, maybe, but as I've mentioned before; it includes Civnet, which isn't exactly what was advertised...

 

[spod]

You LOANED IT OUT???!?!!

 

[ahuajehovan]

you i live in edmonton alberta and have never came across civ chronicles pack does any one know where in edmonton i could get my hands on it.. i dnt have a credit card so icant buy it on line ...unless they can receive money orders thanks

 

[ahuajehovan]

which of all the civ1, civilizations you can choose from. is the best to use and why?

 

[Whelkman]

I pick Romans due to good starting location on EARTH, easily visible high contrast color (white), and general appropriateness with the Greco-Roman theme of the game.

 

[void]

According to the Civfanatics intelligence report, one should choose pink (The Greeks or The English) to minimize the AI threat level.

 

[Tristan_C]

I usually SHIFT-Click on the list of civs to choose a random color and the ability to rename; I used to rename the civ something snappy, but recently I've taken to naming it the White Team, or the Blue Team, or Black Team, and so on. Gives it a capture-the-flag sort of feel

On Earth I agree with Whelkman that the Roman start is exceptionally strong. This is due to the fact that Blue is guaranteed to be just a couple squares away as either France or Germany; Pink, Green, Yellow, and Black all have a 50/50 chance of being close as well. Blue and Pink can be captured with your first militia (or even a settler, if you start with two), and the others can be mowed down with Chariots practically before 3000.

 

[Whelkman]

Blue is spawned at city size 2 and their proximity grants the Romans an extra Settler, which is best used for a quick and cheap conquer. This completely obviates the age old question, "Keep the extra Settler or found an extra city?" Well, why not have both?

Also, the Romans' geography provides natural protection against nearby civs. Even if the English are involved, you'll still have time to knock out the rest of the nearby Indo-Europeans, and, with eliminating the Russians by default, the other closest competition becomes the peace-loving Indians. Everyone else needs to either cross an entire continent or the sea. Finally, there are excellent choke points when considering both land and sea invasions.

A caveat: Rome's location is as mediocre as it gets. Pray for coal else it's the single forest tile providing resources in the short term. The hills take forever to mine, which isn't really worth it when you'd be better off sending the settler to build another city.