Talk:Civilization (board game)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is part of WikiProject Board and table games, an attempt to better organize information in articles related to board games and tabletop games. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. |
Can we include images of the board since it is out of print? Or are they still a no-no? -Frecklefoot
- Whether a work remains in print has no legal bearing on its copyright status. - Stellmach 14:50, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
Contents |
[edit] Author
I think there is a problem with the author's name link ! 82.122.183.173 16:51, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Heh, must be more than one person with the same name... Stan 17:27, 15 Jul 2004 (UTC)
[edit] POV
"Civilization's history is a bit twisted and ironic" seems blatantly POV to me. If you disagree please revert my deletion. 216.59.243.54 21:43, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
- Damnit, wasn't logged in. That comment and the change by the same IP addresses were me: HarrisX 21:45, 19 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Sid Meier's Computer Game
The section titled history contains a significant amount of information about Sid Meier's computer game to warrant it's own article (if it doesn't already exist). I will create it or move it there if nobody objects. I realize that the computer game was far more popular than the board game it was based on, but, as a loyal fan of the original game, I can honestly say that seeing the history of the computer game in this article is a slap in the face to the board wargame crowd. Anyone else feel the same way? MiracleMat 21:33, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Incunabula Computer Game
Interestingly this article doesn't reference Incunabula at all, even though that game is the original computer version of Avalon Hill's Civilization. Right down to the trading rounds.XC0000005 10:50, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
- We don't have an article on it. It should be mentioned even if it creates a broken link. — Frecklefoot | Talk 17:03, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
-
- Done (and I see you've edited it already. :)). Playing through Incunabula again it's clear that while it's closer than Civilization, it's not the "perfect" reproduction of the board game. The concepts, movement rules, cities, ships, combat, trading and alliances are pretty much the same. The choices of rule are somewhat different. The technology aspect is completely missing. The game is won on trade. Still it clearly bears the influence of the civ board game and attempts to replicate much of it.XC0000005 19:30, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] FreeCiv
Why include a link to FreeCiv in this article?
- Because it's based of of SidCiv, which isn't what this article is about?
- Hmm. I note that this article claims that that Meyer's game is based off of Tresham's game. I could believe that it inspired SidCiv, but given the vast differences between them, I wouldn't believe anything more without, say, a quote from Sid Meyer. Can anyone provide a source for that assertion? --Rindis 20:13, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
- Hmm, just realized you might have meant 'why are we', instead of 'why don't we'. So: Good question, why do we include a link to FreeCiv? --Rindis 20:56, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
