Category Archives: Civilization VI

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Civ6 Free to play (Feb 22-26 2024)

By | February 22, 2024

The Civ6 Twitter account has announced that Civ6 will be free to play until Monday!This seems to apply to the Platinum version including all addons, so go and try!If you get the taste for it, then you can also get it at a discount right now, the base game costing 5.99€, the Platinum version 15.09€ and the Anthology… Read More »

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #177

By | February 18, 2024

And obviously this mid-month GOTM series would not be complete without Civ6! In this Civ6 GOTM you play as Lautaro of the Mapuche on a huge earth map with true starting positions. You fight against 9 civs on Immortal level, with Dramatic Ages and Monopolies and Corporations. You need to win via a domination victory, and prevent all… Read More »

Polycast episode 428: “Freedom?”

By | February 18, 2024

The four-hundred-and-twenty-eighth episode of PolyCast, “Freedom?” is now available on streaming on YouTube. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus. Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h01m54s | Ara History Untold game overview– 00h21m23s | Ara History Untold dev diary: “the 6Xs”– 00h34m54s | January 2024 Challenge of the Month: Robot Revolution… Read More »

New Civ6 monthly challenge: The Head Of Cyrus

By | February 13, 2024

For nearly Valentine’s Day Firaxis is giving us a new monthly challenge: The Head Of Cyrus. You play as Tomyris on a duel size hot and arid inland sea map. You get Barbarian clans, and you must win via Domination against an obvious foe. You have the option to play on Prince or Emperor level, and the challenge… Read More »

Polycast episode 427: “First SMAC of the Year”

By | February 7, 2024

We’re back! After almost half a year of un-planned hiatus, the four-hundred-and-twenty-seventh episode of PolyCast, “First SMAC of the Year” is now available on streaming on YouTube. This episode features regular co-hosts CanusAlbinus. Stephanie “Makahlua”, Phil “TheMeInTeam”, and Jason “MegaBearsFan”. Topics for this episode include: News– 00h03m28s | Civilization VI Symphony in Korea– 00h11m33s | December 2023 Challenge… Read More »

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #176

By | February 4, 2024

And we continue to conquer the year 2024, also in Civ6! For this GOTM you play as Hojo Tokimune on a standard size Archipelago map with high sea level on King level. You get a disaster intensity of 3 together with barbarian clans, and you need to win this game via culture or diplomacy. You have until March… Read More »

Play the new Civ6 “Game Of The Month” #175

By | January 15, 2024

And also in 2024 we still continue with the “Game Of The Month”! This time you play as Wu Zetian on a standard size Archipelago map with a hot and arid climate and sparse resources. This challenge is set on Deity level, and you need to win via a science victory. If you want to take part in… Read More »

Next Civ6 Monthly Challenge: Robot Revolution

By | January 9, 2024

Firaxis has put the next monthly challenge online: This time you are playing as Larier of Canada on a small, cold and arid tilted axis map with sparse resources. You may chose between Prince and Emperor difficulty, and the necessary DLC is for you available for this challenge even if you have not bought it. But the real… Read More »