



I found a newbie-level tutorial that promised to give me the bare bones knowledge needed to begin my reign. It was with that long-held dream in the far back reaches of my mind that I leapt at buying Sid Meier's Civilization V when it come up on the Steam Summer Sale.īeing wholly unfamiliar with the genre, I summoned forth my all-knowing adviser: YouTube. Kings, it seems, have pretty short lifespans. Then came Game of Thrones, after which I decided it might be better to just play at being an all powerful potentate. The raw power of an army that reports directly to me, the ability to mete out summary judgments as suited my mood of the moment, and the big castle to hold massive banquets in. I always thought it would be fun to be a king.
