Sid be merciful -- I've purchased Civilization IV

[Martok]

So, I have a confession to make:


For all that I'm a fan of 4x titles, I have never played -- much less owned -- any of the Civilization games. Not once. Not ever.

I don't know why this is. The series is, in many ways, the "gold standard" of the genre (as much as -- if not more than -- the first two Master of Orion games), so I really ought to have played at least a couple of Civ games by this point. Yet I haven't. (Maybe I was worried about over-hype? I don't know.)


However, that's about to change: A few days ago, I found a copy -- an actual physical copy! -- of Civilization IV: The Complete Edition in Target for just $20.00. At that price, I couldn't resist, especially as I'd already been contemplating the lack of Civ in my life.



When I get off work tomorrow morning, first thing I'm doing is going through the tutorials, and then diving into my first full campaign after that. Can't wait!