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C#158: THREE POLLS FOR CIV THREE
(17 March 2001, 23:51 EST) Our latest column is here, for yet another week. The author of this news item comments on the three open civ3 polls, in the article titled Three Polls for Civ3 Three. Comments can be given on the related forum thread.

Btw, in case you havent heard, we are in need of articles. Just think that you wont have to read my writings! Submit a Column today! -MarkG

SMAC PBEM CHART 11/3/1
(12 March 2001, 9:19 EST) New chart, Solver grabs the first place from Stuntman!

POS...NAME......... RATING
001...SOLVER....... 21.812
002...STUNTMAN19... 21.421
003...BIG_CANUK.... 21.186
004...TAU_CETI..... 21.186
005...GOOGLIE...... 21.000
006...MISOTU....... 21.186
007...REDFRED...... 21.000
008...DILTHIUMDAD.. 21.000
009...MARK13....... 20.843
010...RYNN......... 20.159

The full thing on the related thread -MarkG

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CHART MANIA
TOP CIV2 FILES FOR FEBRUARY 2001
(17 March 2001, 23:38 EST) The increast of the minimum amount of votes needed to get into the top 10 brought many changes in our chart. Half of the files came for positions below the 10th. Here's the full list:

Top 10 Files
1(3). 9.67(9.67) Patch for Civilization II (2.42)
2(4). 9.42(9.42) HiRes
3(1). 9.33(9.90) Lord of the Rings
4(2). 9.33(9.80) Colonies III
5(-). 9.00(-) Death and Resurrection of an Empire
6(-). 9.00(-) Techtree
7(-). 9.00(-) Civ2 No Limits add-on
8(7). 8.86(9.33) Day of Treason
9(-). 9.67(-) GIF Xtractor beta 3
10(-). 8.40(-) Star Trek Wars

Database Stats
Total Files: 463 (463)
Total Reviews: 310 (300)
Total Rated Files: 120 (119)
Average Rating: 7.35 (7.36)
Total Downloads: 179497 (170391)
Average Downloads/File: 388.52 (369.98)
-MarkG


TOP AL&PD LINKS FOR FEBRUARY 2001
(17 March 2001, 23:24 EST) January's surprise("Civ3: The Third Time's the Charm"), dropped to the more "logical" 5th position in February Top 10 Chart. Here's the full listing.

Top 10 Links
1(1). 9.69(9.69) The Spanish Civilization II Site
2(4). 9.38(9.38) Grosse deutsche Civ2-Seite
3(5). 9.37(9.37) Apolyton Civilization Site: Civ2 Section
4(3). 9.31(9.40) Apolyton: CTP2 Section
5(2). 9.30(9.56) Civ3: The Third Time's the Charm
6(6). 9.25(9.25) Civilization II - One City Challenge Strategy Guide
7(7). 8.92(8.92) Civilization II Scenario League
8(8). 8.90(8.90) Colonization Home Page
9(9). 8.89(8.89) Apolyton Civilization Site: Civ3 Section
10(10). 8.83(8.83) Civilization II Historical Scenarios

AL&PD Stats
Total Links: 238 (230)
Total Reviews: 803 (791)
Total Rated Links: 129 (129)
Average Rating: 7.00 (6.99)
Total Hits: 89487 (85181)
Average Hits/Link: 376 (370.35)
-MarkG


CHIPS&BITS TOP10 9-15/MAR/01
(17 March 2001, 4:28 EST) Through our affiliation with Chips&Bits, we are receiving (among other stuff) their top selling chart. So why not start posting it? Without further comments...

EUROPA UNIVERSALIS PC is still at #1. ICEWIND DALE: HEART OF WINTER PC is unchanged at #2. SPACE EMPIRES IV PC still occupies the #3 position.

1. Europa Universalis IBM CD ROM ($39.95)
2. Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter IBM CD ROM ($28.95)
3. Space Empires IV IBM CD ROM ($42.95)
4. NASCAR Racing IV IBM CD ROM ($42.95)
5. Axis & Allies IBM CD ROM ($14.95)
6. Fate of the Dragon: Three Kingdoms IBM CD ROM ($38.95)
7. Grim Fandango IBM CD ROM ($9.95)
8. Championship Manager (5) 00'-'01 IBM CD ROM ($42.95)
9. B-17 Flying Fortress 2 IBM CD ROM ($44.95)
10. Hollywood Mogul IBM CD ROM ($28.95)

The chart reflects sales only on Chips&Bits, one of the bigest online computer games stores. -MarkG


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