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I was starting Civ 2 when I was about 9, and came here when I was 12, I think.
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That's a wasted youth Jonny.
(no, I didn't mean Sava)
But Civ 1 was a lot more complicated than the average game at the time.Originally posted by Jaguar
Oh yes, Civ1 is miles simpler than the later versions of the game.Comment
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Yes. And it did have corruption.Originally posted by duke o' york
But Civ 1 was a lot more complicated than the average game at the time.Quendelie axan!Comment
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It had health, too. You could get random effects like famine or plague if you didn't have granaries, or sewers, or something.
Of course, I was almost 30 when Civ came out...(\__/) Save a bunny, eat more Smurf!
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I was about 16 when I first started playing Civ...Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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Civ I had earthquakes if you lacked temples, fires for lack of aqueducts, triremes having a probability to sink while crossing the seas. Many complex things gone now, and replaced by other. My daughter's seven, and she pesters me to play her game from time to time (it's on settler and she keeps asking me questions but she does play).Clash of Civilization team member
(a civ-like game whose goal is low micromanagement and good AI)
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The video is up on the website linked in the OP for free now.
Very funny."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Introducing civilization games to your sons and daughters is the same as putting a bag of cocaine on their pillow.
. Only kidding.
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I've read the book now. His argument is very convincing, but he doesn't touch on the other side of the issue much. Take the average fourteen year old boy. He can navigate a new DVD player's menus without difficulty, but he hasn't heard of Charlemagne. So while kids are getting smarter, they're not nearly as knowledgeable in certain fields as they should be, and it's even possible that youth are regressing in terms of their knowledge of history, etc. It's because we live in a world where if you don't know who Charlemagne is, you can check out his wikipedia entry.
It's definitely a book worth reading.
"You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
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I think it's roughly 49321 times more useful to know how to use a DVD player vs knowing of Charlemagne."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
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Me too, then it was civ3 when I was 10-11...Originally posted by Victor Galis
My first game I was really hooked on was SimCity
I figure I was about 8 at the time.
"Dumb people are always blissfully unaware of how dumb they really are."
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Originally posted by Jaguar
wikipedia entry. Praise Wikipedia!
"Dumb people are always blissfully unaware of how dumb they really are."
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Fair enough. I agree. But it's fair to say that people probably should know about both.Originally posted by Asher
I think it's roughly 49321 times more useful to know how to use a DVD player vs knowing of Charlemagne."You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran
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Eh. I'd rather people know how to find a lot of information when they need it than be able to immediately recall less information.Comment
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I have to agree with Asher on this one.Originally posted by Asher
I think it's roughly 49321 times more useful to know how to use a DVD player vs knowing of Charlemagne.
That is what wikipedia is for.
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