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Tag: civilization

  • Screenshot from HistoricalTechTree.com, highlighting how the invention of electromagnetic induction in 1831 led to the development of the dynamo and alternating current, amidst a collection of other 19th-century technological developments and a mess of connecting lines.

    Historical Tech Tree

    Γ‰tienne Fortier-Dubois's excellent Historical Tech Tree is fun and informative, and worth an explore.

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    • of this original
    • posted 7 July, 2025
  • Newspaper in the 16-bit pixel-art art style of Sid Meier's Civilization, titled The Final Broadsheet, published February 1 2025 AD. The headline is "Donald Trump claims domination victory", with the subheadline "Google Maps now shows 100% of world is part of America". Below is the pixel-art portrait of Trump and a pixel-art world map with a stars-and-stripes pattern applied to the entire world. A pullquote reads "That's not how any of this works! - rest of world". A secondary story has the headline "Putin, Netanyahu, demand do-ver: 'We didn't realise you could invade places by just renaming them yours!'".

    Trump's Strategy

    I've worked out what convicted felon Donald Trump's endgame strategy is! And I can explain it... through the medium of a comic in the art style of Sid Meier's Civilization!

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    • posted 31 January, 2025
  • Image representing post: Sogno di Volare (Christopher Tin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Angel City Chorale, Prima Vocal Ensemble, Lucis)

    Sogno di Volare (Christopher Tin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Angel City Chorale, Prima Vocal Ensemble, Lucis)



    Christopher Tin / Firaxis Games

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    • posted 2 November, 2016
  • Civilization V train line running into the water...

    Not sure I want to take the train, any more...

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    • posted 27 June, 2015
  • In Europe? Here's the trick I used when Civ 5 was first released to get it a few days early... it'll probably work for Gods & Kings, too.



    I've just tried this and it works; thought I'd share my results with you so that any fellow Europeans can give it a go too.



    Pre-order the game in your own country (I'm in the UK and bought my copy months and months ago; paid in Β£)


    …

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    • Repost
    • posted 15 June, 2012
  • Review of Sid Meier's Civilization V

    This review originally appeared on Steam. See more reviews by Dan. Sid Meier's Civilization V Rating: πŸ‘ Needless to say, I can't recommend this highly enough. The pinnacle of the series of Civilization games still keeps me coming back time and time again.

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    • Review
    • posted 18 December, 2011
  • Image representing post: Civilization V Release Day

    Civilization V Release Day

    For those of you in the USA, at least, today is the release day for the much-anticipated Sid Meier's Civilization V. With the promise that this will be the most groundbreaking Civ game since Civilization II, I've managed to acquire a leaked screenshot of the very first thing that players will see when they launch …

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    • posted 21 September, 2010
  • Hand-Ins & Russian Spacecraft

    [this post was damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has not been possible to recover it]

    [this post was partially recovered on 12 October 2018]

    Got my assignment finished in the end. Next stop: up to campus to deliver it.

    I've got a fab Civ3: Conquests game on the go: I'm Premiere …

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    • posted 13 January, 2004
  • Back In Aber! Christmas Update! (Got A Spare Quarter Hour To Read This?)

    [this post was lost during a server failure on Sunday 11 July 2004; it was finally (partially) recovered on 12 October 2018]

    As most of my fellow Aberites know, I've actually been back in Aberystwyth for a few days, but have been typically drunk (celebrating getting back, then celebrating Kit's engagement to Fiona, then celebrating New …

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    • posted 3 January, 2004

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