@hans I'm afraid that was some Maya joke, not directly related to #Civ5 ;).
For this month's "Game Of The Month" for #civ5 , we offer you a fast way to the apocalypse: This game is set up for you to play as the Maya on a small Pangaea map on quick speed on Prince level. You must win a science victory, as fast as possible (to build some ufos to get a way from the end of the world, I presume). Do you think you can save humanity? Then get your savegame here https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/tsg-288-announcement.703187/ , and send in the winning savegame before June 1!
This month you're getting another mid-month challenge if you play #Civ5 , with the "Game Of The Month" #287. This time we want you to play Kamehameha of Polynesia on a standard size Fractal map on Deity level. You must win via a culture victory as fast as possible, and also before May 16, before your deadline for this game. If you're interested, then grab the starting savegame here https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/tsg-287-announcement.702983/ !
For April you are also getting a new "Game Of The Month" for #Civ5! This time we want you to play the following setup: You are Pocatello of the Shoshone and play on a huge Inland Sea map on Immortal level. You must win this game via a diplomacy victory, and at the same time you must prevent any other civ from winning another victory. Do you think you are up for this challenge? Then get your savegame here https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/tsg-286-announcement.702571/ and submit the winning game before May 1!

Language use that really bothers me: Calling a bunch of armed thugs "settlers".

Every kid playing Civilization knows settlers are unarmed units that can found a city on unclaimed land only.

Just call those other ones thugs?

#CIv5 #Israel #Language

Civilization V Pocatello 05

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Listening to Geoff Knorr and Michael Curran's "SID MEIER'S CIVILIZATION V (ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK)", their 2010-2014 4-CD set (102 tracks) recently re-released for download & streaming in December 2025 on the Laced Records label.

I put the 43 "peace" tracks into a playlist and listen as ambient music 🎶🎼

https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/sid-meiers-civilization-v-original-game-soundtrack-geoff-knorr-and-michael-curran/ltxy7zn8c1xxc

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Sid Meier's Civilization V (Original Game Soundtrack), Geoff Knorr - Qobuz

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We got you the new #Civ5 "Game Of The Month" for March! If you want a new challenge, then you can tackle the following: We want you to play as Harun al-Rashid of Arabia on a standard size Fractal map on King difficulty. You must win this game via a culture victory, and prevent all other civs from winning another victory. If this sounds interesting for you, then check this thread https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/tsg-284-announcement.702245/ for the details and the starting savegame!

@vaviurka scored a small Civ5 map made from thick cast aluminium.

Apparently it can also be used to make Koldunai. If you're confused now, look at the pictures here to see how that works: https://www.lamaistas.lt/straipsnis/naminiai-koldunai-per-pusvalandi-parodysime-kaip-44728

#Civ5 #Map #Hexagon #Koldunai #Food #Civilization #Cooking

The Polycast team is releasing some of their old episodes, which were not previously published due to circumstances with the editing. You can now download the PolyCast #425, which is from December 2023. The thread for this episode is here https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/polycast-episodes-420-426.701536/ .

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