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Triple Click

What's The Deal With: Civilization Games?

Triple Click

Maximum Fun

Jason Schreier, Technology, Society & Culture, Maddy Myers, Video Games, Kirk Hamilton

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Civilization VII is out this week, and it's time to break down Sid Meier's iconic series. Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about their favorite games in the franchise, what "4X" actually means, and why Civ games are so appealing to so many people.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Folks, it's time we get into the rise and fall of civilization.

0:10.3

Sid Meyer's civilization.

0:12.4

Welcome to Triple Click where we bring the games to you.

0:15.8

This week we are talking about Civ 7 and 4X games, which you will not believe what 4X stands for. So let's put on our

0:24.8

strategy mouse pads and let's go. I'm Jason Schreier. I'm Kirk Campbellson. And I'm Maddie Myers. Hello.

0:35.5

Hello. Hello, my friends. Hey, hello, friends. We're back. Welcome back.

0:40.4

Yeah. I hope you guys are having a good winter. As we record this, my kid's school was canceled because there was freezing rain outside, which is like a pretty poor excuse for a snow day. I got to say. Not fun. Can't build a snowman. It is snowing here, but it's not the

0:56.8

kind of snow that looks fun to play in. We're pretty close together, Jason, so I think I'm getting the same

1:01.8

same snow as you. Same tree mix. Yeah. Everything is like colder where you are. It's actually been

1:07.7

snowing in Portland too. Oh, well, great. Just saying saying Northwest getting a little bit of snow. It's been very cool. Congratulations. And hey, if you like

1:15.5

our weather talk and you want more of it, you should become a maximum fun member and help us make

1:20.1

the show possible. Did you guys know, Kirk Maddie, did you guys know that we don't have ads on

1:24.4

triple click? I just found this. Thank goodness. That's really good news because I don't care for ads on triple click. I just found this. Thank goodness. Yeah. I've been,

1:30.9

that's really good news because I don't care for ads on a podcast.

1:31.2

Yeah,

1:31.5

well,

1:34.2

I assume the three of us have never actually listened to this show,

1:35.8

so we don't realize that they're no ads, but there's no ads.

1:36.8

Yeah.

1:37.5

Even Kirk doesn't listen.

1:39.1

He just slams the tracks together.

1:40.7

Well, he uses the waveforms and just edits based on what it looks like.

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