Civilization V!!

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Which Civ game does not evolve into a stuck, railroadz-everywarez bore pack after certain ages ?

I like the game's primal eras a lot. I can start some Civ game over and over. However I don't remember a single game in Civ 4 which I could stand so long as to have reached modern times.

Well in Civ 5 railroads take a long time to build and have a respectable upkeep cost, so I don't think you'll see many games where they're everywhere. Playing an odd game right now but I've only got 3 lines (connecting my 3 cities to the capital) and nothing else.

So did anybody spring for deluxe? How's Babylon? Worth it?

My friend preordered it for me for my birthday but I haven't played as them yet. I've seen them be kind of sad in one game, but in another game they conquered everyone but me.