03-05-2003 20:52									#1
	Column #220 (Part 1); By Spiffor L'Omnivore Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

The two-hundred-and-twentieth edition of "The Column" is now online. Written by Spiffor l'Omnivore, it is entitled `What Makes A Good Civ Game` and is the first of four installments. In this edition, Spiffor breaks down the first two of eight points needed towards building a good Civ-style game.

Comments on this piece are welcome in this thread.

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Dan; Apolyton CS

	03-05-2003 22:06									#2
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hi ,

great

written by an excellent player

have a nice day

	04-05-2003 00:09									#3
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I saw part of it before in a post made by Spiff, still most excellent work and can't wait to see the second part.

	04-05-2003 01:54									#4
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well done....

	04-05-2003 19:33									#5
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Actually, if you can't wait to see the whole text, you can go to this thread. My column is merely the compilation of the 8 points I've written there, with minimal changes to get rid of typos and the addition of small introduction and conclusion.

Edit : I have also seen Dan has edited it to match the column's format too. A job well done Thanks for publishing it

Last edited by Spiffor on 04-05-2003 at 19:43

	05-05-2003 20:18									#6
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Spiffor,
Nice read ! Did you realize your description perfectly fit to Galactic Civilizations ? You should try it if you've not done it yet, sure you'll be happy !

	05-05-2003 23:33									#7
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Spiffor -
Nice breakdown. Thought about writing an email to Microprose?

	06-05-2003 01:59									#8
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I would've thought st_swithin would know that MicroProse is no more. Or does this st_swithin have no connection to the St. Swithin of CtP2?

	06-05-2003 04:14									#9
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Pdifolco :
Well, I'll give GalCiv a try when I'll have the time. I'd like to play a demo before buying the game though.

St Swithin :
Well, Firaxian Soren Johnson (one of the main people behind Civ3) has read the column, and has even responded to it in the other thread. If it has interested him, I suppose Firaxians are aware of the existence of this column

	08-05-2003 00:31									#10
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My bad - I did mean Firaxis, but not really. Actually, I was specifically thinking of Brian Reynolds, because I thought he'd be interested, but then I realised he's not at either place anymore.

BTW The St_Swithin of CTPII is also the St_Swithin of CTP1.

	08-05-2003 00:41									#11
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ex-Activisioner sighting!

	08-05-2003 05:48									#12
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MARKG!

Do yuo know that the names of any person posting an article or mentioned in article is linked to their email address?

Some people might not want it linked that way, should you link to their member info page?

It's a nice article Spiffor, can't wait to read the rest.

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	08-05-2003 06:04									#13
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Ehm, Markos:

1) I told you about that sighting months ago

2) It's not GOD but GODDESS! You of all people should know...

	08-05-2003 06:26									#14
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1) i know, but do other realize it?

2) chill, i've got only one cpu

	08-05-2003 06:35									#15
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG 1) i know, but do other realize it?

I realize it now.

ACK!

	08-05-2003 11:47									#16
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Tuberski : That's no problem, my Spiffor mailbox is designed for spam anyway, so it can be published, I have no problem with it

	08-05-2003 13:19									#17
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG 2) chill, i've got only one cpu

Ah, that explains a few things. Maybe you should consider an upgrade in that department as well?