The game of Civilization has grown and has been Game of the year more times than not. The second version is still my all time favorite game.
What vexes me is that while growing up; Nelson and I would play every last type of turn based strategy game made; Chess, Balance of Power, Risk, Etc, Etc. Nelson not only had a high winning percentage of these types of games; but he had a passion for them as well. This is why I cannot figure out why he NEVER got into the Civ Series. It is the ULTIMATE turn based strategy game. It's never the same twice, and it's got a hypnotic power, whether you're playing alone against however many opponents you want, or multi player. The article I'm jumping to has a very interesting paragraph leading into the whole series of the game. it goes as follows:
Few games are as additively fun and as infinitely re-playable as Civilization, a turn-based historical strategy game where a player single-handedly guides the development of a civilization over the course of Millenia, from the stone age to the space age. The game feels uncannily accurate, as if it actually represents the way the world could have unfolded if the course of history were nudged over just a bit.
This article is long, but the series has been out growing steadily for about 15 years. Read, and come back to the article if you can't finish up all at once; just like the game; save when real life interrupts. Here's the
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