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View Poll Results: Which civ will you play your first game as
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Iroquois
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4.59% |
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Americans
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8.26% |
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Aztecs
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4.59% |
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English
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7.34% |
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French
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11 |
10.09% |
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Germans
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12 |
11.01% |
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Russians
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12 |
11.01% |
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Romans
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17 |
15.60% |
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Greeks
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12 |
11.01% |
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Persians
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6 |
5.50% |
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Egyptians
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2 |
1.83% |
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Zulu
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0.92% |
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Indian
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2 |
1.83% |
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Chinese
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6 |
5.50% |
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Japanese
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0% |
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Babylonians
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0.92% |
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October 6, 2001, 23:59
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Deity
Local Time: 11:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Mola mazo!
Posts: 13,118
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Bismarck über alles!
Even if he does look like some degenerate genetic experiment gone wrong! 
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October 7, 2001, 05:49
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Prince
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Wünderland
Posts: 543
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Originally posted by JellyDonut
Une petite correction:
"J'adore les Français!"
Sorry, I'm a pedant in French too
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Oh well...
Tres bien JD! BTW how do you put accents in posts?
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October 7, 2001, 06:49
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King
Local Time: 14:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Uni of Wales Swansea
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How can so many people like the French? 
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October 7, 2001, 07:35
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Prince
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Antwerpen
Posts: 398
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Well, they did win 2 world wars 
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October 7, 2001, 09:32
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King
Local Time: 10:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 2,015
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Well, they did win 2 world wars
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not exactly, they were taken in a TWO MONTH blitzkrieg by the germans in ww2
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October 7, 2001, 09:33
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King
Local Time: 10:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Cincinnati
Posts: 2,015
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o ya, i voted for the greeks!!!
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October 7, 2001, 09:49
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Prince
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Antwerpen
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Originally posted by jdd2007
not exactly, they were taken in a TWO MONTH blitzkrieg by the germans in ww2
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That was merely a minor temporary setback! They still controlled many armies and legions around the world...
One need only look at a map of France and Germany before, and after WW2 to conclude: the French have saved Europe from the fascists/Germans!
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October 7, 2001, 10:45
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Emperor
Local Time: 09:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: It doesn't matter what your name is!
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Originally posted by Assur
That was merely a minor temporary setback! They still controlled many armies and legions around the world...
One need only look at a map of France and Germany before, and after WW2 to conclude: the French have saved Europe from the fascists/Germans!
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ROFLMAO! 
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October 7, 2001, 11:21
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King
Local Time: 14:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Uni of Wales Swansea
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Orange, what is that in your avatar?
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October 7, 2001, 13:36
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Deity
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Germans own my soul.
Posts: 14,861
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I intend to play as the French myself
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October 7, 2001, 13:57
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Prince
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Köln, Deutschland
Posts: 500
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Originally posted by Cybergod
Oh well...
Tres bien JD! BTW how do you put accents in posts?
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If you're using Windows, you have to go to the Character Map where you can copy and paste the special letters or memorize the keystrokes. For instance, if you hold alt and press 130 you get é, alt+133 = à, etc. Or you can go to the Control Panel, choose the 'English - International' keyboard and you can press apostrophe+'e' to get é, `+'a' to get à, "+'e' to get ë, etc. Although professionals might be better at explaining it than I:
http://french.about.com/library/bl_faq_accents.htm
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October 7, 2001, 15:06
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Emperor
Local Time: 07:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Portland, OR
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Originally posted by Assur
Well, they did win 2 world wars
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Wooooo, that was a good one! *wipes tears of laughter from eyes*
My impression of France in every war since Louis Napoleon:
"Aaaaaaargh! Run away! Zee Germans are coming!"
*sound of stomping feet*
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October 7, 2001, 17:11
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Prince
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Köln, Deutschland
Posts: 500
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Originally posted by Boris Godunov
My impression of France in every war since Louis Napoleon:
"Aaaaaaargh! Run away! Zee Germans are coming!"
*sound of stomping feet*
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How about the Americans?
"It's in Europe. I don't want to go all the way over there...Who cares anyway?"
...Several years later...
"Well, I guess since the war is almost over, we'll send a few troops so we can claim some of those reparations!"
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"If you expect a kick in the balls and get a slap in the face, that's a victory." -- Irish proverb
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October 7, 2001, 17:41
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Prince
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: May 2001
Location: KULTUR-TERROR
Posts: 958
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Originally posted by Stormbringer
the vikings aren't in civ 3 
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I know, but I'm sure they will be ASAP after release 
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October 7, 2001, 18:03
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Emperor
Local Time: 07:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Portland, OR
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Originally posted by JellyDonut
How about the Americans?
"It's in Europe. I don't want to go all the way over there...Who cares anyway?"
...Several years later...
"Well, I guess since the war is almost over, we'll send a few troops so we can claim some of those reparations!"
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You speak of WWI. I don't recall the U.S. claiming in reparations after that war. Could be wrong, but don't think we did!
However, after WWII, which we were instrumental in winning, we DID pump billions of dollars into Europe for rebuilding and to prevent the advance of the Soviets. So nyah. 
But, given you are from Deutschland, I sincerely doubt you want to get into an argument over behavior during the World Wars, hmmm? 
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October 7, 2001, 18:11
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Emperor
Local Time: 00:13
Local Date: November 1, 2010
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: up shyte creek without a paddle
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I will play as the Aussies as usual
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October 7, 2001, 18:58
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Prince
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Köln, Deutschland
Posts: 500
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Originally posted by Boris Godunov
But, given you are from Deutschland, I sincerely doubt you want to get into an argument over behavior during the World Wars, hmmm?
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It's a common misconception that Germans don't like to talk about the World Wars. If your nation got all fanatical and unsuccessfully tried to take over the world, don't you think you'd joke about it just a little?
But I don't have time to get into an argument over the World Wars (translation: I don't know enough about them to win such an argument )
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"If you expect a kick in the balls and get a slap in the face, that's a victory." -- Irish proverb
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October 7, 2001, 19:02
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Chieftain
Local Time: 09:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Canada
Posts: 85
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Even though Firaxis changed Chinese attribute from scientific to militaristic. I still believe it is still the best civ. You can play the civs you want, but I will pride myself with the country with the most culture.
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October 7, 2001, 19:37
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Emperor
Local Time: 07:13
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Originally posted by JellyDonut
It's a common misconception that Germans don't like to talk about the World Wars. If your nation got all fanatical and unsuccessfully tried to take over the world, don't you think you'd joke about it just a little?
But I don't have time to get into an argument over the World Wars (translation: I don't know enough about them to win such an argument )
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Oh I know...I'm an ardent Deutschophile, and find German culture to be one of the greatest in the world. However, I also have no problem confronting honestly the role Germany played in the World Wars. I would not be so critical of them in the first world war--France and England share a great deal of the blame for that situation, as do Austria, Russia, Serbia, etc. It was a pan-European bit of carnage, and no one nation was more responsible than any other. But history is written by the victors, so Germany is usually saddled with the blame.
Oh, and U.S. President Wilson was ardently against the imposition of harsh retribution against Germany after the war, felt it was unjust and would only lead to further troubles down the road. But France and England didn't listen...
Cheers
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October 7, 2001, 19:52
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Prince
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Köln, Deutschland
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Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Oh, and U.S. President Wilson was ardently against the imposition of harsh retribution against Germany after the war, felt it was unjust and would only lead to further troubles down the road. But France and England didn't listen...
Cheers
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During the redrawing of the borders, he also warned against the clumping of ethnicities together into countries like Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, but again they didn't listen...well at least Czechoslovakia split up peacefully. Wilson had the right ideas about Europe but I'm not sure if his domestic policies were as wise...I highly suggest you read "Lies My Teacher Told Me" (I'd tell you the author/publisher but I lent the book to a friend). It's a book about the errors in high school history textbooks. A nice historical read.
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"If you expect a kick in the balls and get a slap in the face, that's a victory." -- Irish proverb
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October 7, 2001, 20:24
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Emperor
Local Time: 16:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
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Either Romans or Americans...those are the two civ's I usually play as anyway...
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October 7, 2001, 21:03
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Emperor
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Probably the French, as that is my heritage, and their attributes also compliment my playing style.
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October 8, 2001, 03:56
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Warlord
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Zeeheldenkwartier
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I would play with any random civ without any of the specific abilities, just to get a feel what the game plays like without any special ability. i.e. to judge their effect I would prefer to start playing without them and first learn about culture etc. in this game.
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October 8, 2001, 06:22
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Warlord
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Netherlands
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I'll probably play with the Germans or the Russians. Scientific is a big plus in my opinion.
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October 8, 2001, 14:24
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Settler
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Poland
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Nothing to say more than... Aztecs will arise!
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October 8, 2001, 14:40
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Settler
Local Time: 15:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Poland
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I used to punish French civ in almost every game I played  (really).
Why? Because of their betrayal in my first game!!! (civ2) From allies to worst enemies!
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October 8, 2001, 15:13
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Emperor
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I also usually end up beating the snot out of the French. They were quite obnoxious in both Civs.
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October 9, 2001, 07:15
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King
Local Time: 16:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
Join Date: May 2001
Location: appendix of Europe
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i shall enjoy exterminating yanks and french playing as bismarck and catherine the great
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October 9, 2001, 09:52
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Deity
Local Time: 16:13
Local Date: October 31, 2010
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No doubt, the Americans on a world map
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October 9, 2001, 10:03
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Emperor
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Yeah, I'll probably play my second game on a world map with the Americans as well.
Interesting spread on the poll As of yet, no one starting off with the Japs...
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