Best Civ Game Ever At the Present Time

[aaglo]

Because Civ1 from the above is the only game that I've played, that has to be the best for me. (You should have include Smac/Smacx and Colonization).

[Caesar the Great]

MGE! It ain't gold for nothin!

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by Earthling7
And as graphics go, CtP and CtP2 were better than Civ3.

[Mercator]

I haven´t really played Civ3 yet, so I go for Civ2ToT.
It´s Civ2 FW/MGE with lots of extras and a huge scenario making potential. Even if Civ3 will get a major patch beyond anyone´s wildest dreams, it still won´t match ToT´s scenario making possibilities.
Too bad so few people seem to play ToT.

On the other hand, Civ3 probably does beat ToT in a random game. But then again, ToT has separate fantasy, science-fiction and "Alpha Centauri" (extended original) games.

[Seeker]

When we recieve a 'sample population' of +100 voters I think we can draw some conclusions about what the 'hardcore' community feels at least (hardcore as in people who like Civ enough to search for a web-site about it).

So far, slightly more than half prefer other Civ games to Civ III ....AS IT EXISTS NOW.

I still hold out great hopes for an expansion 'gold edition'...

[Immortal Wombat]

If the last 2 voters vote civ3, then it'll have 50% of the vote

[Footie Mad]

Civ 1, it's the original.

[Solver]

Civ 3, but CtP 2 with MedPack is great too! Some concepts like Elite units are very well done, and unconventional warfare still great.

[Seeker]

We now have 106 unique voters.

Civ 3, during the first month of its release, was voted the Best Civ Game by less than half of those people.

I feel this is pretty representative of the hardcore community.
Of course I still hold out vast hopes that the expansion/gold edition will improve things hugely.