So the latest iteration of one of the most popular, enduring, and important game series of all time is out in just a couple of days.

Hence, we shall discuss it in this thread.

I'm looking forward to the new civics system, it seems to be more comprehensive and it leads directly to the culture victory, so I might actually pursue that for once!

Who is getting? Who will you first place as? (Rome for me, their civ bonus is perfect for my turtle-builder style of playing) What other Civs have you played, or other 4x games for that matter? Where, dear God, where is Alpha Centauri 2?