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Subject: Re: OT: Civ VII worth the money?
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On Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:48:07 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:42:18 -0500, Mandrake the Perihelion
><jfwaldby@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I play Civ IV quite a bit and am starting to play Civ VI some more.  It 
>>used to run my fan too much for comfort, but I've noticed as the PC 
>>constantly updates that games that were hard on the fan are now at a 
>>comfy rate.  I'm talking about those updates like to the BIOS and 
>>Windows 11 that come out about twice a month.  That's where I suspect 
>>the savings are coming from.
>
>I wouldn't buy it right now. Everything I have learned about this game
>tells me that it needs work.

I came to the same conclusion.

If you want a Civ like game that's different than Civ, check out Old
World.  It's $10 on Steam right now.