I started on civ 3 when it was first new. I was around 13 then. Oddly enough my Mom saw it in the game store and thought it would be educational. I didn't play it at first, but once I started I was hooked. I had the special edition that came in a sexy metal tin, and had a paper fold out of the tech trees. That edition was also very bugged, which made it loads of fun. If you asked for a billion plus gold per turn from any world lead, and demanded that they give it, they would. Then you could precede to hurry the production of anything and everything. Civ 3 is still fun, and has a special place in my heart, but overall civ 4 is my alll time favorite. Religions, efficient unit stacking, and an intuitive world builder made it a blast every game I played. Civ 5 was ok, but I couldn't get past the lack of unit stacking. That literally shattered my preferred play strategy of amassing a hord, and conquering other civs en mass. In any case, I don't usually hang out here in gaming, but I'm flying from China back to the US right now and I've got a long trip (and hopefully a lot of civ time) ahead of me. I'd love to chat with some fellow civ addicts... Lol. Has anyone given the new civ 6 a try? I've heard some good things but I dont know...