PolyCast #141: Can Always Speculate

In the 'News (Part 1 of 2) (03m13s), coverage galore on the offical announcement that the first Civilization V expansion pack, Gods and Kings, is set for release this spring. Through analyses and sleuthing alike, its following aspects are discussed first: religion; espionage (15m02s); diplomacy (19m40s); civilizations (22m34s); buildings (25m06s) and combat (26m44s). Next under 'Miscelaneous' (28m47s), observing CivV leaders' reactions to defeat (recorded for Episode 111); counting down a Top 10 things 'Learned About the World' through the game (32m39s; recorded for Episode 129); some continued disbelief that females play Civilization games (35m01s; recorded for Episode 134), and critiquing CivV's difficulty levels in correlation to the Artificial Intelligence (40m44s; recorded for Episode 136). Then in the 'News (Part 2 of 2)' (47m19s), considering the stated release timeline for CivV: GandK, and a possible sneak peak of some modified CivV settings to come following an accidental then reversed patch rollout (50m17s).