PolyCast

The fifth episode of Season 14 of The PolyCast. This episode is a continuation of Episode 351 and is dedicated to using governors (an expansion-specific mechanic) and arguably the most important thing: how to win the game.

The second episode of season 15 of The PolyCast. We discuss the previews of the new Vietnam civilization and corporations game mode.

The first episode of season 15 of The PolyCast. Co-hosts discuss whether pillaging should have a downside, and our thoughts on recent balance changes.

The twenty-second episode of Season 14 of The PolyCast. We discuss the upcoming November 2020 New Frontiers patch, including the addition of the new Babylon civilization.

The twentieth episode of Season 14 of The PolyCast. We preview the October 2020 New Frontiers patch, and discuss how OP Byzantium and Gran Columbia are, and how to maybe nerf them.

The fifteenth episode of season 15 of The PolyCast. Sid Meier's Civilization celebrates the 30th anniversary of its original release this month, and we talk about the history of the game and its future.

The fourteenth episode of season 15 of The PolyCast. Guest host TheChrisD and MegaBearsFan give their impressions of the recently-released Civ-competitor Humankind, and we all discuss the news of Firaxis searching for a new narrative lead for an un-announced historic strategy game.

The ningth episode of season 15 of The PolyCast. Firaxis is rumored to have several new games in development, as they also thank the Civ community for playing Civ VI.

The fifteenth episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the new Challenge of the Month, the September 12 Developer Livestream, the First Developer Diary for Civ VII, and the First Looks at Hatshepsut and Augustus

The thirteenth episode of season 17 of the PolyCast. Topics include Millennia and Ara History Untold Information, the New Civilization Mobile Game, Unwritten Rules for Playing Civ 6, the Age of Abundance Challenge of the Month, Stratcom's Video About Civ 5 and Civ 6, and a Brief Discussion of Our Recent Gaming Histories.

The twelth episode of season 17 of the PolyCast. Topics include the Weakness of War Weariness, Tips for the Ancient, Industrial, and Information Eras, and Ideas for Civ 7 from Previous Civ Games.

The eleventh episode of season 17 of the PolyCast. Topics include the Best Civilization Music, an Apocalypse Mode Deep Dive, and an Overview of Preserve Districts.

The tenth episode of season 17 of the PolyCast. Topics include allied GDR betrayal, 30 Years of Civilization, the PlayYourDamnTurn tool, Ozymandias, Combat Bonuses in Civ 5 and Civ 6, Raze and Replace, and the Godking policy.

The nineth episode of season 17 of the PolyCast. Topics include Nuking London, Machine Learning in Video Games, PolyCast Meta News, Mythical and Mythological Leaders, How Civ 6 Will be Remembered, Idiots Playing Civ:BE, and the Honest Reviews Trailer of Civ 6.

The eighth episode of season 17 of the PolyCast. Topics include the Unannounced May 2023 Patch, a CPU priority bug in Civ 6, a Freeciv project with ChatGPT, ideas for African Civs and City-States, a possibilities for a Leader Pass 2.

The seventh episode of season 17 of the PolyCast. Topics include the Kotaku Re-review of Civ 6, the Release of Age of Wonders 4, a Poll About the Leader Pass Leaders, the Fragility of AI, and our May 2023 Civ 7 wishlist.

The fourteenth episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the Nintendo Direct Trailer for Civ VII, the PAX West Developer Panel, Announcements for upcoming streams and events, the Denuvo Controversy, and the potential for Villainous AI Leaders.

The thirteenth episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the second half of our coverage of the gameplay reveal of Civilization VII, including its Civilizations, Cities, Army Commanders, Units, and Terrain.

The twelfth episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the death of the 2K Launcher, the August Challengle of the Month, Rotating Redux, and the gameplay reveal of Civilization VII, including its Ages, Crises, Leaders, Civics, Civic and Tech Trees, Governments, and Diplomacy Mechanics.

The eleventh episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the upcoming August 20th Gameplay Reveal of Civilization VII, Firaxis's Study the Past videos, the July Challenge of the Month, Live Yongle Reaction, AI Naval strategy, One Unit-per-tile vs. Stacks of Doom in Civ7, suggested Civ7 Unique Units.

The tenth episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include Firaxis's Study the Past videos, Old World's new Behind the Throne DLC, a study gamers about interest in strategy games, the June Challenge of the Month, Terra Incognita, and things we don't want to see in Civilization VII.

The ninth episode episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the Announcement of Civilization VII, Sales, Release Date Speculation, and the May Challenge of the Month, Reach for the Heavens.

The eighth episode episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the release of Alpha Centauri on Steam, May's Chellenge of the Month, Reach for the Heavens, progressively decreasing game speed in Civs 4, 5, 6, and 7, our favorite policy cards, and little things from older games we want to see in Civilization VII.

The seventh episode episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the 25th Anniversary of Call to Power, whether Real Life is actually a 4X simulator, the most important Quality of Life mods for CIvilization VI, Movement Rules from Civ5 and Civ6 compared, and little things from older games we want to see in Civilization VII.

The sixth episode episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include some feedback from Episode 428, the March Challenge of the Month, the Ides of March, and the April Challege of the Month, Three Stars Each, Civilization VI as experienced by the first Neurolink Patient, Firaxis's 2024 April Fools Day Joke, the release of Millennia, and many tangents.

The fifth episode episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the March Challenge of the Month, the Ides of March, some information about the Civilization Mobile Game, Millennia's release date and a Developer Diary about Ages, Large-Language Model Simulations tending toward violence, Civ4 Nationality vs. Civ6 Loyalty, and group victories., the 25th Anniversary of Alpha Centauri's Release, and where and when to build Government Plazas.

The fourth episode episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the February Challenge of the Month, the Head of Cyrus, our experiences with the Millennia Demo, the 25th Anniversary of Alpha Centauri's Release, and where and when to build Government Plazas.

The third episode episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include Humankind's George Sand Update, further discussion of the Robot Revolution Challenge of the Month, the Millennia Demo Announcement and Experiences, and two Millennia Developer Diaries.

The second episode episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include an Ara: History Untold Game Overview and Developer Diary, the January Challenge of the Month, Robot Revolution, a paper about Freedom as a concept in the Civilization Games, and games to try when you need a break from Civilization.

The first episode of season 18 of the PolyCast. Topics include the Civilization VI Symphony in Korea, the December 2023 Challenge of the Month, the Seven Seas, an Alpha Centauri open source remake project, Alpha Centauri as a self-healing tool, and the best wonders in Civilization VI.

The sixth episode of season 17 of the PolyCast. Topics include the Rulers of England Developer Livestream, Civilization VI's addition to xBox Game Pass, Firaxis's April Fools joke, Christopher Tin at the Classic FM Hall of Fame, the patch notes for April 2023's Patch, and Atari's reaquiring of MicroProse and Infograms.

The fifth episode of season 17 of the PolyCast. Topics include the Great Builder Pack's release, the Rulers of England Pack preview, another discussion on whether Civilzation is a history simulator or a board game, the Korean playerbase's reaction to Sejong, and which leaders need a nerf according to GameRant.

The fourth episode of season 17 of The PolyCast. Topics include the Firaxis Studio News, the Soft Announcement of CivilizatioN VII, the Civ VI Rulers of the Sahara Developer Stream and Release Notes, and a List of the 50 Favorite Strategy Games of All Time.

The third episode of season 17 of The PolyCast. Topics include the Civ VI Rulers of the Sahara, Sequels in Strategy Gaming, Modern Forts, Diplomacy Improvement Ideas, Situational Units, and yet more complaints about the 2K Launcher.

The second episode of season 17 of The PolyCast. Topics include the Civ VI Rulers of China, Aspyr Delays, Alpha Centauri, Spiffing Brit vs. God, Gamebreaking Leaders, and National Park borders.

The first episode of season 17 of The PolyCast. Topics include the Civ VI Leader Pass 3, Alpha Centauri, FreeCol, Score Victory, Additional Victories, and Negative Civ Traits.

The eighteenth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include the Civ VI Leader Pass, the Civ Give 2022, Ara, Master of Magic, and an Ed Beach interview.

The seventeenth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include the Civ VI Leader Pass, Julius Caesar, Developer Livestreams, Together We Rule, and a tweet by Soren Johnson.

The sixteenth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include Solium Innfernum, Alpha Centauri, Potential New DLC, Great People, and Warrior Monks.

The fifteenth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include The Lost Birds, GDC, Railroads, Nomadic Civilizations, Barbarians, and More Birds.

The fourteenth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include Tortoises, Patch Notes, Merchandise, Hacking at 2K, Managerial Skills, Queen Elizabeth II, and Day of Defeat.

The thirteenth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include Spinoff Ideas, Together We Rule, and CivMD's Guide to Domination Victory.

The twelfth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include Flooding, UnCiv, Revolt Time, Civilizations, Policy Cards, Religious Options, and Deleted Topics.

The eleven episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include Beyond Earth 2 rumors, xBox Patches, Civs 1 and 2 on GOG, Flooding, and Basil II.

The ten episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include time zones, the Lost Birds, Boring Endgames, and Breaking the Game.

The ninth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include a new baby, FreeCiv, Monetization, Five-Second Turn Timers, and Soren Johnson's Old World.

The eighth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include Industry Mergers, Ara: History Untold, Production in Civ 6, Requests for Civ 7, and Random Thoughts on Hearts of Iron VI.

The seventh episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include Old World on Steam, the Loss of Community Members, Interactivity with Civ VI, Single Player Hotseat, Defensive Civs, and Distinctive Sounds.

The sixth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include Civilization in the Strong Museum, Great Scientists, Over Randomization, AI's, and Unlikely New Civilizations.

The fifth episode of season 16 of The PolyCast. Topics include our 400th episode, diplomacy in Civ III, and whether or not Civ IV, Civ V, and Civ: BE are worth playing in 2022.