mark wrote:

Since my opponent is on the take, he might not mention that this game is a drastic step back from previous versions. Remember how Civ 2 was better than Civ 1? Remember how you didn't play Civ 1 every again after Civ 2 was released? Well, basically every improvement made in Civ 2 was removed in Civ 3. In many ways, this game is a freakish amalgamation of the original Civilization and the worst aspects of Alpha Centari. The only defense I have read of this retrograde motion is that the editor is so good, you can correct the many factors that make this game horrible. The editor is indeed well made and simple to use. The part that is not mentioned is that using an editor to a game is not in itself fun. To drive this point home: I study geometry and I still find using the editor dull.