Why do you play Civilisation ?

Arghis · 26-06-2004, 11:26

A simple poll

anarres · 26-06-2004, 13:01

KILL KILL KILL!!!!

Socrates · 26-06-2004, 13:12

Killing my opponents ? There are many other games that do the job a lot faster.
Winning the game whatever the way ? No, I'm a RBCiv-like player, and so want to win with every player (human or AI) having roughly the same chance. I don't like to cheat.
So I answered : building a civilization. My aim since my 1st game back in Christmas 1993 with Civ1. I hope that Civ4 gets closer than ever to that notion of building a civilization.

Aggie · 26-06-2004, 13:33

None of the above. But if I have to choose then it is to win, whatever way. But I interpret that as learning the game, understanding the basic concepts and mastering difficult challenging (Sid level, getting out of a tech hole, certain restrictions).

Beam · 26-06-2004, 13:57

Because it is there

ERIKK · 26-06-2004, 14:22

Of course for building a ....... civilization!

Grille · 26-06-2004, 14:46

A friend hooked me on that soft drug called "Civ" more than 10 years ago. I had to increase the dosis to feed my addiction eversince. Eventually, I switched to harder stuff (Civ2, Moo2...).
Once I could have been cured. But some nasty dealer SMACed me in the face which drove me away from that 'CTP' therapy.
Now I'm on Civ3.

Arghis · 28-06-2004, 17:56

for me it's essentially building, having a good time and seeing / enjoying the various situations that the game mechanics can produce.

akots · 28-06-2004, 20:55

If I want to win, I play chess. If I want to build a civilization, I play with the AI. Dunno really. Seems both but there is something else. Looks like this else is just pure amusement of the game playing process regardless of the result. May be I just like the worker animations...

Swingue · 29-06-2004, 09:59

Not playing anymore, trying to get rid of the addiction, but when I played it was for building a civilization, or team up and beat the shit out of our opponents.

View Poll Results: Why do you play Civilisation ?
For killing your adversaries ?	2	16.67%
For winning, whatever the way ?	3	25.00%
For building a ... civilisation ?	7	58.33%
Voters: 12. You may not vote on this poll

26-06-2004, 11:26	#1
Arghis Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: France. Posts: 445	Why do you play Civilisation ? A simple poll __________________ WW 2 in the pacific - Spoiler Micro-site on http://arghis.free.fr/cdz-witp/

26-06-2004, 13:01	#2
anarres anarchist butcher Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: United States of Whatever. Posts: 4,677	KILL KILL KILL!!!! __________________ <b>Calculate the probability of culture flips: Flip Calc</b>

26-06-2004, 13:12	#3
Socrates Emperor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,946	Killing my opponents ? There are many other games that do the job a lot faster. Winning the game whatever the way ? No, I'm a RBCiv-like player, and so want to win with every player (human or AI) having roughly the same chance. I don't like to cheat. So I answered : building a civilization. My aim since my 1st game back in Christmas 1993 with Civ1. I hope that Civ4 gets closer than ever to that notion of building a civilization. __________________ Sent from my Debian

26-06-2004, 13:57	#5
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,093	Because it is there __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

26-06-2004, 13:33	#4
Aggie Emperor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: N/A Posts: 4,490	None of the above. But if I have to choose then it is to win, whatever way. But I interpret that as learning the game, understanding the basic concepts and mastering difficult challenging (Sid level, getting out of a tech hole, certain restrictions).

26-06-2004, 14:22	#6
ERIKK Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Netherlands!. Posts: 2,636	Of course for building a ....... civilization!

26-06-2004, 14:46	#7
Grille Join Date: May 2003 Location: in a swamp. Posts: 901	A friend hooked me on that soft drug called "Civ" more than 10 years ago. I had to increase the dosis to feed my addiction eversince. Eventually, I switched to harder stuff (Civ2, Moo2...). Once I could have been cured. But some nasty dealer SMACed me in the face which drove me away from that 'CTP' therapy. Now I'm on Civ3.

28-06-2004, 17:56	#8
Arghis Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: France. Posts: 445	for me it's essentially building, having a good time and seeing / enjoying the various situations that the game mechanics can produce. __________________ WW 2 in the pacific - Spoiler Micro-site on http://arghis.free.fr/cdz-witp/

28-06-2004, 20:55	#9
akots Nebuchadnezzar II Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glover Park Posts: 4,459	If I want to win, I play chess. If I want to build a civilization, I play with the AI. Dunno really. Seems both but there is something else. Looks like this else is just pure amusement of the game playing process regardless of the result. May be I just like the worker animations... __________________ Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis in errore perseverare Ciceron (Marcus Tullius)

29-06-2004, 09:59	#10
Swingue Prince Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Looking for grandchildren. Posts: 659	Not playing anymore, trying to get rid of the addiction, but when I played it was for building a civilization, or team up and beat the shit out of our opponents. __________________ If violence doesn\'t work, use more violence! ================================================ Swingue got a new pair of eyes, 20/20 vision now