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[[File:civ1.png|link=Screw the Rules, I Have a Nuke|frame|<small>Y'know, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|if Gandhi were really pissed off]]</small>.]]
[[File:civ1.png|link=Screw the Rules, I Have a Nuke|frame|<small>Y'know, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|if Gandhi were really pissed off]]</small>.]]


{{quote|''"I have discovered. I have led. I have conquered. I have inspired. I have [[Once an Episode|built a civilization to stand the test of time]]. [[Dare to Be Badass|What will your civilization stand for?]]"''|'''''Civilization V'' trailer'''}}
{{quote|''"I have discovered. I have led. I have conquered. I have inspired. I have [[Once an Episode|built a civilization to stand the test of time]]. [[Dare to Be Badass|What will your civilization stand for?]]"''
|'''''Civilization V'' trailer'''}}


[[Civilization]] is a popular [[4X|"4X"]] game developed by [[Sid Meier]]. The original game was developed in 1991, and there have been four [[Numbered Sequels|direct sequels]] ([[Mission Pack Sequel|all of which are sequentially improved refinements and updates on the basic concept]]), numerous expansion packs, and many spin-offs (''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]'', ''[[Colonization]]'', ''[[In Name Only|Civilization: Call To Power]]''), as well as the much simplified ''Civilization Revolution'' for home consoles, the [[Nintendo DS]] and iPhone, and ''Civ World'' for [[Facebook]]. The game was originally inspired by a [[Board Games]], and has since [[Recursive Adaptation|spawned two others]]. Many polls and lists of the best computer games ever developed have, at various times, listed several of the games in the series, often at #1.
[[Civilization]] is a popular [[4X]] game developed by [[Sid Meier]]. The original game was developed in 1991, and there have been four [[Numbered Sequels|direct sequels]] ([[Mission Pack Sequel|all of which are sequentially improved refinements and updates on the basic concept]]), numerous expansion packs, and many spin-offs (''[[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri]]'', ''[[Colonization]]'', ''[[In Name Only|Civilization: Call To Power]]''), as well as the much simplified ''Civilization Revolution'' for home consoles, the [[Nintendo DS]] and iPhone, and ''Civ World'' for [[Facebook]]. The game was originally inspired by a [[Board Games]], and has since [[Recursive Adaptation|spawned two others]]. Many polls and lists of the best computer games ever developed have, at various times, listed several of the games in the series, often at #1.


The general concept is that the player controls a civilization from the stone age through the present day into the space age. The first installments gave you two ways to win: conquering everyone, or [[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri|sending a colony to Alpha Centauri]]. Later, three more conditions were added: get elected leader of the world by the [[United Nations]], controlling a dominant chunk of the planet (which kind of obsoletes the "conquer everyone" goal, which is probably why it was removed again later), or create a culture so influential that it engulfs everyone else's.
The general concept is that the player controls a civilization from the stone age through the present day into the space age. The first installments gave you two ways to win: conquering everyone, or [[Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri|sending a colony to Alpha Centauri]]. Later, three more conditions were added: get elected leader of the world by the [[United Nations]], controlling a dominant chunk of the planet (which kind of obsoletes the "conquer everyone" goal, which is probably why it was removed again later), or create a culture so influential that it engulfs everyone else's.
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** Also in ''IV'', if you've been at war with someone else for a while, one of the "War Weariness" descriptions is "WAR... What is it good for? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!"
** Also in ''IV'', if you've been at war with someone else for a while, one of the "War Weariness" descriptions is "WAR... What is it good for? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!"
** In ''V'' the music for the Helsinki city-state is "Ievan Polkka" by Loituma, a Finnish song best known from the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnE4vF9CQ4 Leek Spin] meme.
** In ''V'' the music for the Helsinki city-state is "Ievan Polkka" by Loituma, a Finnish song best known from the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wnE4vF9CQ4 Leek Spin] meme.
** The [[Cosmetic Award|achievements]] for ''Civilization V'' are almost entirely [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]]. [[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|"The World Is a Mess, and I Just Need to Rule It"]], [[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|"Ruler of the Twelve Colonies"]], [[Doctor Who|"Exterminate! Exterminate!"]]...the list goes on. [[Pokémon|And on.]] [[Star Trek|And on.]] [[Daft Punk|And on.]] [[The Lonely Island|And on.]] [[LOLcats|And on.]] [[Back to the Future (film)|And on.]] [[Altum Videtur|And on.]] [[Overly Long Gag|And on.]] [http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Steam_achievements_in_Civ5 Here's a list.]
** The [[Cosmetic Award|achievements]] for ''Civilization V'' are almost entirely [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]]. [[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|"The World Is a Mess, and I Just Need to Rule It"]], [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|"Ruler of the Twelve Colonies"]], [[Doctor Who|"Exterminate! Exterminate!"]]...the list goes on. [[Pokémon|And on.]] [[Star Trek|And on.]] [[Daft Punk|And on.]] [[The Lonely Island|And on.]] [[LOLcats|And on.]] [[Back to the Future (film)|And on.]] [[Altum Videtur|And on.]] [[Overly Long Gag|And on.]] [http://civilization.wikia.com/wiki/Steam_achievements_in_Civ5 Here's a list.]
** In the expert lumberjack's Civilopedia entry for the ''Colonization'' expansion, it states that "[[Monty Python's Flying Circus|they were lumberjacks and they're OK.]]"
** In the expert lumberjack's Civilopedia entry for the ''Colonization'' expansion, it states that "[[Monty Python's Flying Circus|they were lumberjacks and they're OK.]]"
* [[Shown Their Work]]: ''Rhye's and Fall of Civilization'', a historical simulator for ''the entire world'', is ridiculously detailed, with pretty much every tile named after a city that really exists there, [[Istanbul (Not Constantinople)|and they change according to the controlling Ci]]v. It's a [[Game Mod]], not something made by the developers, although one that usually gets included as a bonus in expansion packs for the game.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: ''Rhye's and Fall of Civilization'', a historical simulator for ''the entire world'', is ridiculously detailed, with pretty much every tile named after a city that really exists there, [[Istanbul (Not Constantinople)|and they change according to the controlling Ci]]v. It's a [[Game Mod]], not something made by the developers, although one that usually gets included as a bonus in expansion packs for the game.
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