Civ IV Hall of Fame Update

By | September 28, 2023

The Civilization IV Hall of Fame has been updated – 5 games were accepted since the previous update, come congratulate the winners here.

Congratulations to Conquistador 63 for the highest score of the update with a Small, Epic, Monarch, Space Colony game for 329,654 points.

tsvyatkov was the most active player during this update, submitting 3 games.

Gauntlet Updates

Congratulations to tsvyatkov for winning G-Minor 272 with a date of 50BC, zbgayumn was second. The settings I chose were too difficult to overtake the current record but congratulations to you both for excellent efforts.

New Gauntlet Starting

G-Minor 273 – Score, Monarch, Ancient, Tiny, Normal, Rain Forest, – High Score Wins! (check options)

Old World: DLC Pharaohs of the Nile releases 4th October

By | September 27, 2023

Hooded Horse, the publisher of Old World, has announced the new DLCPharaohs of the Nile“, which will be published on October 4. The new DLC will come with 6 historical scenarios, a lot of events and a new civilization, Kush. Discuss the news with us here.

Humankind – mapping Oceania

By | September 25, 2023

Our master mapper bite has updated his Humankind map collection, to reflect the latest Oceania DLC. His maps show now the extend of all Humankind civilizations through the various eras. Have a look at the maps at his site, and discuss them with us here.

The HOLY history of Pamukkale! Historians Highlight Civ 6 WONDERS

By | September 25, 2023

Civ6-streamer and history student paisley_trees has made another video, after the tooth video, this time about a natural wonder, Pamukkale. They talk about the health benefits from the waters, how this relates to the next city and adjacency bonuses, and about holy sites in real life at this location.
Have a watch, and discuss this article with us here.

PCGamesN: Civilization and Slay the Spire collide in 4X deck builder on Steam

By | September 24, 2023

PCGamesN has also released an article covering Hexarchy, called “Civilization and Slay the Spire collide in 4X deck builder on Steam”. The article talks about that Hexarchy is a light-weight game which can be played in less than 1h, that a lot of balancing has gone in the tech tree, and, shocking for veteran civ players, that there are only 10 civs to choose from.
Read the article here, and discuss it with us here.

Ara: History Untold, Dev Diary: Ep.05 – Acts & Eras

By | September 23, 2023

The developers of Ara: History Untold have published their 5th dev diary, this time talking about the eras in the game. The description from youtube reads the following:

Join our host, Steven Bell (@Stakuyi), and Lead Designer, Michael Califf, as they discuss the heart of Ara: History Untold and explore its fascinating progression system through its three Acts.

You can find this dev diary also on Twitter here, and you can join us for the discussion about Ara in the forum here.

Next CivTember stream: Thursday September 26

By | September 22, 2023

Next CivTember Civ Game night, next week, Thursday September 26, with the well known PotatoMcWhiskey!

The following streamers will be participating in this stream:

The official announcement can be found on Twitter here, and you can join our CivTember discussion here.

Paradox announces new turn-based 4X game “Millennia”

By | September 21, 2023

Paradox Games has announced today their new game “Millennia”: In contrast to most previous Paradox games it is a turn-based game, very much civ-like, but set in a different universe with an alternative history. While going through 10 ages like the stone age or the iron age, you can discover new technologies, of which some lead you to a more traditional historical path, some on an alternative path.

You can find more information at:

Come discuss the game with us here.