Civilization III facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Civilization III |
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| Developer(s) | Firaxis Games |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames (Win) MacSoft (Mac) |
| Director(s) | Sid Meier |
| Producer(s) | Michael Gibson Jeffrey Kennedy |
| Designer(s) | Jeff Briggs Soren Johnson Brent Alleyne |
| Writer(s) | Paul Murphy |
| Series | Civilization |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single-player multiplayer |
Sid Meier's Civilization III is a popular turn-based strategy video game where you get to build and lead your own empire! It's the third game in the famous Sid Meier's Civilization series. This game came out in 2001, after Civilization II and before Civilization IV. While Sid Meier is known for the series, Civilization III was mainly designed by Jeff Briggs and Soren Johnson.
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What is Civilization III About?
In Civilization III, just like other Civilization games, your main goal is to build an amazing empire from scratch. You start way back in 4,000 BC and play through history, even a bit beyond modern times. Imagine being in charge of everything!
How Do You Play?
To build your empire, you'll need to:
- Build and improve cities: These are the heart of your civilization.
- Train units: You'll need both military units (like soldiers) to protect your land and non-military units (like workers) to build things.
- Improve the land: Make farms for food, mines for resources, and roads for travel.
- Research new technologies: Discovering new ideas helps your civilization grow stronger and smarter.
- Build Wonders of the World: These are special, powerful structures that give your empire big advantages.
- Deal with other civilizations: You can choose to make friends and trade with them, or go to war!
To be successful, you need to balance many things. You'll need good infrastructure (like roads and buildings), plenty of resources, smart diplomacy (how you talk to other leaders), good trading skills, advanced technology, careful city management, a strong culture, and powerful military strength.
Ways to Win the Game
There are several ways to win a game of Civilization III. You only need to achieve one of these goals:
- Conquest Victory: This happens if your civilization is the only one left on the map. You've conquered everyone!
- Domination Victory: You win if your empire controls two-thirds (about 66%) of the world's land and population.
- Cultural Victory: This means your culture is so strong and amazing that other civilizations start to join yours.
- Diplomatic Victory: You can win by being a great leader and getting other civilizations to agree with you.
- Space Race Victory: You can also win by building a spaceship and sending a colony to a faraway star system called Alpha Centauri.
- Score Victory: If no one achieves any of the other victory conditions by the end of the game, the civilization with the highest score wins! Your score is based on how well your empire has grown and developed.
Related pages
Images for kids
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Configuring city resources in the game
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Citizens may be of different nationalities
See also
In Spanish: Civilization III para niños
