If you’re reading this preview, it’s likely that you already know what Civilization is on some level. A 4X game encompassing the entirety of human history may sound like a bit of a stretch, but that’s exactly what Sid Meier and the rest of the team aimed for when creating the first – and every subsequent – Civilization game. I think it’s fair to say they’ve done a decent job at it.

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