I haven't touched any of the Civ games in quite some time now, but I decided to give Civilization II a try today. It was definitely more fun than I had anticipated. Alpha Centauri is still my favourite out of the series; nothing beats drilling a giant crater in the middle of your opponent's continents, engulfing several cities. My favourite strategy, to attack your opponent, sign a treaty once he/she gets too close with the defensive forces, and then start attacking again once the troops are pulled back seems to work great.


A few events cracked me up though:



And of course:




So, feel free to share your Civilization memories. If you've never played ANY of the games, go lock yourself up in a closet and starve yourself to death or something.

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