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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9479884" data-attributes="member: 7023840">....um, no?Look, it's usually not a good idea to attribute something to ill intent (or nefarious motivation). As every one who reads my lists knows, I come up with rules to make the lists, and I follow those rules. And they are always explicit and noted in the OP.In order to promote discussion of all things Civilization, from stacking units to Nuke 'em Gandhi, I am going to post my own, inarguable, list of the Civilization games... RANKED. As always, my lists are the products of logic and maths, have been verified by Collosson the Numberwang Robot, and cannot be questioned. Although you are welcome to articulate why I am right, and you are wrong, in the comments below.Notes on the rankings (aka, the awesome rules that you are welcome to question and be incorrect about)-A. I try to view the game in terms of its "complete" state (with official expansions) but not with mods.B. All games are products of their times- so older games are viewed more generously in the context of the time they came out.C. It has to be a "Civilization" game. This means that After Earth, Call to Power (but not CtP 2, since they didn't have the rights to use the name Civilization!), and Revolution will be ranked, but Alpha Centauri (while an excellent game, and arguably a Civilization game) will not be.I think Alpha Centauri is a great game! If I didn't follow the rules I was using, and said, "Screw it, I'm a rebel, I won't follow my rules and I'll put in AC," then ... I'd put it in the area with Civ II and III in the rankings (3-4). Behind Civ 4 & 5, but firmly in the top tier.But to be very specific- no, I did not craft my rules just to arbitrarily screw Alpha Centauri and CtP2 and keep in Beyond Earth (ugh, hate that so much I can't even remember the name and always call it After Earth!) and CtP.Also, if you have read my lists before, you know that at 57% of the comments (numbers are approximate, yet 83.7% correct) are just arguing about the rules I use for the list. So, there's that.</blockquote>

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