Turquoiside
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If you mean Civ 3, HEY I LOST EVERYTIME THERE!
In Civ 4, its so easy its really just sad if you lose.
What was your first game like?
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If you mean Civ 3, HEY I LOST EVERYTIME THERE!
In Civ 4, its so easy its really just sad if you lose.
Kiwi Tyrant
Evil Jollification
Me and a mate got Civ1 and loaded onto the mighty Amiga 500. He tried to jump right in and play; I sat back and began to read this huge thousand page manual. He's going stir crazy trying to figure out what this game is about; I'm soaking up the knowledge and basically in awe of the depth of this new strategy game.
He gives up and rage quits; I slip into the command seat and take over the reins........and here I am a lifetime later eagerly awaiting the manual for Civ5!
He gives up and rage quits; I slip into the command seat and take over the reins........and here I am a lifetime later eagerly awaiting the manual for Civ5!
Someone gave me Civ II for Christmas and I played about 5 games. The minutae of city management and crummy graphics really turned me off and I threw the disks away and vowed never to play again. I even refused a free copy of Civ III for my birthday.
Then I began watching over the shoulder of someone playing Civ 4. Wow. What a difference. Soon I was playing when he wasn't. I was hooked. To get me off his computer, he gave me my own copy for Christmas. I liked it so much I bought BTS and I've never looked back.
The only problem is I don't get out much now...
Then I began watching over the shoulder of someone playing Civ 4. Wow. What a difference. Soon I was playing when he wasn't. I was hooked. To get me off his computer, he gave me my own copy for Christmas. I liked it so much I bought BTS and I've never looked back.
The only problem is I don't get out much now...
JustinianVII
Prince
First game ever was Civ II: Test of Time on a friend's computer. I thought the game was broken at first, because the Settler wasn't able to build a road or irrigate instantly 
Played as the Greeks the first time, and they've been one of my favorites ever since.
Played as the Greeks the first time, and they've been one of my favorites ever since.It was Civ III
Reaching into my memory I made this very rough version of the map:
1. America (me)
2&3: Either Aztecs or Iroquois (I can't remember which one went where, but I think it is how it is colored on the map.
4. Persia
5. Babylon
6. Egypt
7. Russia (on its own archipelago)
8. I know Rome and Greece were in this area, but I can't remember which went where. I think was also a 4th civ on this continent, but I can't remember.
Description of the game, the first civ I met was Persia when our scouts were looking at each other over the sea. My starting continent remained at peace with each other the entire. I remember a some wars between Persia and Babylon. Persia had a significant advantage since I only let Persia travel through my territory. I think Persia took one or two Babylonian cities. In the Northeastern continent, Egypt ate away at all the other civs on the continent. Late in the game, I decided to get a taste of war, so I organized some alliances to attack small states already weakened by Egypt. The wars ended up being basically being "the world" vs. "Greece and Rome." Guess how those ended
I hadn't really grasped how to win yet, so Egypt ended up winning a Space Race Victory.
Reaching into my memory I made this very rough version of the map:
1. America (me)
2&3: Either Aztecs or Iroquois (I can't remember which one went where, but I think it is how it is colored on the map.
4. Persia
5. Babylon
6. Egypt
7. Russia (on its own archipelago)
8. I know Rome and Greece were in this area, but I can't remember which went where. I think was also a 4th civ on this continent, but I can't remember.
Description of the game, the first civ I met was Persia when our scouts were looking at each other over the sea. My starting continent remained at peace with each other the entire. I remember a some wars between Persia and Babylon. Persia had a significant advantage since I only let Persia travel through my territory. I think Persia took one or two Babylonian cities. In the Northeastern continent, Egypt ate away at all the other civs on the continent. Late in the game, I decided to get a taste of war, so I organized some alliances to attack small states already weakened by Egypt. The wars ended up being basically being "the world" vs. "Greece and Rome." Guess how those ended
I hadn't really grasped how to win yet, so Egypt ended up winning a Space Race Victory.
Decius
Chieftain
Of all places, I was introduced to Civ at my parents' home. Keith Ferrell, a friend of my father's, wrote the first Civ guidebook and gave them a copy of the game. My folks could have cared less about the game, but showed it to me. I was instantly hooked.
Keith started me on my first game as Stalin on, iirc, an earth map. I placed my cities about 14 tiles apart (almost all of which seemed to be plains) but still won by whatever passed for a domination victory in the day. I'm sure it was on the easiest level of play, which I think was chieftain.
I was a broke student back then and couldn't afford a computer. By the time I could buy one Civ II was out. I spent many an hour at my 386 as lord and master of the infinite city sprawl.
Civ III actually pushed me away from the game for several years, but Civ IV (particularly BTS) has renewed the addiction. And, no, I don't wanna go to rehab!
Keith started me on my first game as Stalin on, iirc, an earth map. I placed my cities about 14 tiles apart (almost all of which seemed to be plains) but still won by whatever passed for a domination victory in the day. I'm sure it was on the easiest level of play, which I think was chieftain.
I was a broke student back then and couldn't afford a computer. By the time I could buy one Civ II was out. I spent many an hour at my 386 as lord and master of the infinite city sprawl.
Civ III actually pushed me away from the game for several years, but Civ IV (particularly BTS) has renewed the addiction. And, no, I don't wanna go to rehab!
TheMeInTeam
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Civ II was my start and it was a long time ago - I played as the Celts and I definitely lost. I wasn't aggressive at all.
First game of civ IV was on settler - quick game speed. Wound up with a culture win as george washington...turns out this is my least favorite victory type (kind of tied with space though) but on settler I kind of fell into that.
First game of civ IV was on settler - quick game speed. Wound up with a culture win as george washington...turns out this is my least favorite victory type (kind of tied with space though) but on settler I kind of fell into that.
Pieman
Prince
I first played a demo version of Civ (III, I was too young to play the previous two) at a computer store when I was 11. Unfortunately, I assumed I was playing some ******** version of Age of Empires and as such, had a very confusing time. The units hardly seemed to move at all, my town centre didn't work properly and loads of annoying pop-ups kept on appearing, sometimes featuring stuff to "research", sometimes featuring some weirdly dressed person.
When I bought Civ III a few years later however, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and continue to do so (though now it's with Civ IV).
When I bought Civ III a few years later however, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and continue to do so (though now it's with Civ IV).
Pieman
Prince
Me neither; I never really got into the habit of being aggressive until this year really. Probably explains why it took so long for me to get to Prince
.Stoney the I
Prince
I got civ 1 from my sisters boyfriend many years ago.
i passed it on to all my friends and started a civ boom.
was great fun for weeks
dont remember the very first game, but i do remember some civ 1 games in general. i've been a civver ever since.
one of the things i remember clearly is moving up a diff lvl, eventually thinking: this game is going well. i have 10 knights, lets go kick some ass. then a transport came by and unloaded 8 tanks.
civ 1 was kinda... extreme... in some ways hehe.
i passed it on to all my friends and started a civ boom.
was great fun for weeks
dont remember the very first game, but i do remember some civ 1 games in general. i've been a civver ever since.
one of the things i remember clearly is moving up a diff lvl, eventually thinking: this game is going well. i have 10 knights, lets go kick some ass. then a transport came by and unloaded 8 tanks.
civ 1 was kinda... extreme... in some ways hehe.
