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largest, most efficient empire possible. Naturally, the other players will he trying to do the same, therefore their extermination becomes a paramount concern. A classic situation, indeed, and when the various parts are properly designed, other X’s seem to follow. Words like EXcite, EXperiment and EXcuses (to one’s significant others) must be added to a gamer’s X-Rating list." It is unknown if this is first use of the term "4x".
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players, or maintain peace for a specified number of turns. Galactic
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of time, with specific starting and ending dates. As in 4X games, at the end of a campaign players are usually ranked on their overall achievements, and in grand strategies this is usually the only factor accounted for in victory. This results in longer, more complex and free-form campaigns defined largely by player-driven goals.
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terminate". Emrich wrote, "Quadruple-X - I give MOO a XXXX rating because it features the essential four X's of any good strategic conquest game: EXplore, EXpand, EXploit and EXterminate. In other words, players must rise from humble beginnings, finding their way around the map while building up the
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war machines, called "mechs", to engage in combat and control territories. Players take up to two actions per turn using individual player boards, and the game proceeds until one player has earned six achievements. At this point, the players receive coins for the achievements they have attained and
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that automate the micromanagement of a colony's build orders, but players criticized these governors for making poor decisions. In response, developers have tried other approaches to reduce micromanagement, and some approaches have been more well received than others. Commentators generally agree
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can last longer than twelve hours. However, fans of the genre often expect and embrace these long game sessions; Emrich wrote that "when the various parts are properly designed, other X's seem to follow. Words like EXcite, EXperiment and EXcuses (to one's significant others)". Turn-based 4X games
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after a certain number of turns. Many 4X games award victory to the first player to master an advanced technology, accumulate a large amount of culture, or complete an awe-inspiring achievement. Several 4X games award "diplomatic victory" to anyone who can win an election decided by their rival
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and published by Czech Board Games in 2006. Its theme is the development of human civilization and the players determine the progress of their own civilization in different fields including culture, government, leadership, religion and science. The game won multiple awards including the
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let empires explore the map, expanding by founding new colonies and exploiting their resources. The game can be won by becoming an elected leader of the galaxy, exterminating all opponents, or eliminating the
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made empire management more elegant. On the other hand,
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3336:(Press release). Quicksilver Software. 2000-05-11.
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193:
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4648:. American Library Association. pp. 54, 123.
2801:
2799:
2797:
1825:"MicroProse's Strategic Space Opera is Rated XXXX"
4401:"GameSpot Best Games of 2008: Best Strategy Game"
3662:"The Greatest Games of All Time: Master of Orion"
3356:
3354:
2454:"A History of Real-Time Strategy Games – Dune II"
2223:
2221:
2154:"Sins of a Solar Empire for PC Review – GameSpot"
2089:
2087:
2085:
2083:
1992:"Review – Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar"
307:computer games. The first 4X computer games were
4139:"Endless Space 2 review: Mood meets 4X strategy"
4056:"Review: Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords"
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464:Emrich later expanded his concept for designing
364:The term "4X" originates from a 1993 preview of
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3128:"Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Review"
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2414:Andrew Rollings and Ernest Adams on Game Design
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1962:"Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar Review"
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1192:, and led Stardock to continue the series with
948:is notable for its similarity to the 1993 game
905:was also released in 1991 and was cited by the
3721:"History of Space Empire Games – Introduction"
2929:Sid Meier's Civilization II Instruction Manual
2605:
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2295:"Review: Sins of a Solar Empire Sinfully Good"
911:as the best space game of the year. A sequel,
774:published by Metagaming Concepts in 1974, and
4994:
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4727:"The Most Hyped Board Game of 2016 Earned It"
3692:"Strategy Gaming: Part IV – In the Beginning"
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1159:series has sold more than 57 million units.
800:was only a simple game of empire expansion,
4534:Fraser, Blair; Wardell, Brad (2008-04-28).
4430:"GameSpy 2008 Game of the Year – PC Top 10"
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4270:"FreeCol SourceForge project of the month"
3829:"MobyGames – Sid Meier Video Game Credits"
3476:"IGN Videogame Hall of Fame: Civilization"
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299:The earliest 4X games borrowed ideas from
246:
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4671:"Through the Ages Wins Polish Game Award"
3854:"MobyGames – List of all games of Simtex"
3185:"Feature: Galactic Civlizations [
3076:"GameSpy Review – Galactic Civilizations"
3016:"IGN Preview – Civilization IV: Warlords"
2520:"GameSpy Review – Galactic Civilizations"
1513:Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
335:board game that gave rise to Sid Meier's
208:List of tactical role-playing video games
41:Detailed empire management, seen here in
4759:"Mechanism: 4X | Family | BoardGameGeek"
4640:Brian Mayer, Christopher Harris (2009).
4510:"Master of Orion III – Designer's Diary"
4432:. GameSpy. December 2008. Archived from
3536:"Making the Best of All Possible Worlds"
3249:"IGN – Galactic Civilizations Interview"
2411:Rollings, Andrew; Adams, Ernest (2003).
2095:"Moby Games' 4x games Group Description"
1677:"Moby Games' 4x games Group Description"
1657:from the original on December 17, 2007.
1499:Sid Meier's Civilization: The Board Game
1272:series, which is a 4X series based on a
3611:from the original on September 15, 2020
2229:"Starships Unlimited: Divided Galaxies"
1594:
1493:Sid Meier's Civilization: The Boardgame
1483:Buck Rogers Battle for the 25th Century
1276:world that includes elements of magic.
213:List of turn-based strategy video games
62:
4370:"Sins of a Solar Empire beta unveiled"
4102:
3775:"MobyGames – Sid Meier's Civilization"
3578:from the original on November 21, 2020
3219:"Master of Orion III Hands-On Preview"
3046:"IGN Preview – Galactic Civilizations"
1938:. Malfador. 1998-01-21. Archived from
1195:Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
458:Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar
218:List of turn-based tactics video games
198:List of real-time strategy video games
3074:Rausch, Allen "Delsyn" (2003-03-28).
2518:Rausch, Allen "Delsyn" (2003-03-28).
2258:"GalCiv2, SotS, SEV: a 4X Comparison"
2002:from the original on 5 September 2008
1857:. Computer Gaming World (Issue #110).
1609:Habib, J. "PyroFalkon" (2006-08-17).
1099:Firaxis has continued to develop the
954:, with its simple yet deep gameplay.
263:Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate
203:List of real-time tactics video games
7:
4512:. QuickSilver Software. 2000-12-13.
4276:from the original on 20 January 2009
2838:"Master of Orion III Developer Chat"
2128:"Sins of a Solar Empire Review (PC)"
1868:Cirulis, Martin E. (February 1994).
4895:Rise and Decline of the Third Reich
4725:Guarino, Ben (September 16, 2016).
4591:"Civilization Has A New Board Game"
3932:"Making Of: Soren Johnson On Civ 4"
3104:. Tacticular Cancer. Archived from
2747:"Review – Master of Orion III (PC)"
2612:"GameSpot Review – Space Empires V"
2260:. Tacticular Cancer. Archived from
2231:. Deaf Gamers. 2000. Archived from
1539:in 2010, where it was published as
958:drew upon earlier 4X games such as
857:. A notable similarity between the
418:means players send scouts across a
4739:from the original on April 1, 2017
4706:from the original on July 30, 2016
4688:Zimmerman, Aaron (July 30, 2016).
4455:"IGN PC: PC Game of the Year 2008"
3989:"Firaxis explains lack of Civ PSP"
3906:"Featured Article: Alpha Centauri"
3564:Lynch, Dennis (January 31, 1992).
2197:"Previews: Sins of a Solar Empire"
1903:"PC Retroview: Master of Orion II"
1829:Computer Gaming World (Issue #110)
1520:for 2–4 players designed by
986:launched its first version of the
766:Early 4X games were influenced by
500:4X computer and board games are a
422:to reveal surrounding territories.
178:List of grand strategy video games
25:
4546:from the original on 14 July 2008
4086:"Reviews: Galactic Civilizations"
4035:from the original on May 18, 2021
3878:Walker, Mark H. (February 2002).
3781:from the original on 16 June 2008
3756:from the original on 16 June 2008
3690:Walker, Mark H. (February 2002).
3161:. Game Revolution. Archived from
2927:Caspian-Kaufman, Jonatha (1996).
2364:from the original on 25 July 2008
2134:from the original on 24 June 2008
2027:. 14 January 2009. Archived from
1611:"Civilization IV: Warlords Guide"
1226:series dealing with conflicts in
5213:
4916:Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy
4572:from the original on 9 July 2008
4342:Hailes, Aidan (11 August 2019).
3969:from the original on 1 July 2010
3516:from the original on 31 May 2008
2865:. Ironclad Games. Archived from
2719:Lafferty, Michael (2000-08-31).
2393:from the original on 6 July 2008
2059:"Sins of a Solar Empire Preview"
539:
70:
6098:Turn-based strategy video games
4516:from the original on 2008-05-13
4491:from the original on 2009-01-31
4461:. December 2008. Archived from
4411:from the original on 2013-01-24
4382:from the original on 2020-11-21
4324:from the original on 2016-11-07
4251:from the original on 2008-10-08
4216:Toms, Ollie (August 19, 2019).
4198:from the original on 2008-10-25
4182:Wallis, Alistair (2007-07-26).
4066:from the original on 2009-02-13
3999:from the original on 2009-02-13
3944:from the original on 2008-09-22
3912:from the original on 2007-10-22
3860:from the original on 2010-05-05
3835:from the original on 2008-02-29
3546:from the original on 2013-12-03
3393:Robinson, Joe (July 26, 2021).
3372:from the original on 2011-07-19
3340:from the original on 2008-10-06
3285:from the original on 2008-12-11
3279:"Galactic Civilizations Review"
3229:from the original on 2008-12-12
3157:Villines, Joshua (2001-07-04).
2808:"Sins of a Solar Empire Review"
2753:from the original on 2008-12-11
2698:from the original on 2013-01-02
2651:"Galactic Civilizations Review"
2622:from the original on 2013-01-02
2431:from the original on 2010-09-17
2332:"Sins of a Solar Empire Review"
2305:from the original on 2009-05-04
2293:Cavalli, Earnest (2008-03-17).
2164:from the original on 2013-01-10
1880:from the original on 2017-10-03
1835:from the original on 2014-07-16
1823:Emrich, Alan (September 1993).
1749:Abner, William (January 2002).
926:was released for the PC, while
99:Multiplayer online battle arena
6088:Real-time strategy video games
4669:David Welsh (April 28, 2010).
4017:Makuch, Eddie (May 18, 2021).
3534:Emrich, Alan (December 1991).
3189:] II Alien Races, Part IV"
2894:"IGN: Space Empires IV Review"
2649:Brenesal, Barry (2003-04-08).
2549:"IGN – Space Empires V Review"
2126:GameDaily Staff (2008-02-05).
1853:Alan Emrich (September 1993).
1452:series, debuting in 2000 with
1:
4673:. Game Salute. Archived from
4564:Bub, Andrew S. (2004-08-20).
4295:"Golden Age of Civilizations"
4054:Gillen, Kieron (2006-03-06).
3930:Gillen, Kieron (2008-02-08).
3750:"Galactic Civilizations Gold"
3506:"The History of Civilization"
3126:Abner, William (2006-03-28).
3100:YourConscience (2007-10-07).
2949:Master of Orion – Game manual
2256:YourConscience (2006-12-16).
1571:Heroes of Land, Air & Sea
1440:to market their 2008 release
816:as an important influence on
572:4X games typically feature a
173:List of artillery video games
4312:Clare, Oliver (2007-01-29).
3987:Bramwell, Tom (2007-07-16).
3800:"Master of Orion II for Mac"
3660:Ocampo, Jason (2005-08-26).
3597:Butts, Steve (May 9, 2012).
3566:"The best and worst of 1991"
2984:Ocampo, Jason (2006-02-07).
2959:. p. 62. Archived from
2863:"Sins of a Solar Empire FAQ"
2836:Quick, Dan (February 2002).
2385:Dobson, Jason (2008-02-01).
2152:Ocampo, Jason (2008-02-13).
1135:experience to consoles with
402:Command Adventures: Starship
47:, is a central aspect of 4X
4368:Surette, Tim (2007-03-21).
4272:. SourceForge. 2007-02-28.
3719:Geryk, Bruce (2001-08-08).
3630:Geryk, Bruce (2001-08-08).
3362:"Master of Orion 3 reviews"
3277:Sager, Tyler (2006-06-16).
3247:Butts, Steve (2001-06-21).
3130:. GameShark. Archived from
3044:Butts, Steve (2003-02-04).
3014:Butts, Steve (2006-07-17).
2771:Butts, Steve (2007-06-21).
2723:. Game Zone. Archived from
2686:Geryk, Bruce (2001-08-08).
2610:Lackey, Jeff (2006-11-03).
2547:Butts, Steve (2006-12-04).
2485:Geryk, Bruce (2001-08-08).
2452:Geryk, Bruce (2001-03-30).
2334:. GameShark. Archived from
2330:VanDyk, Dave (2008-02-14).
1990:Lackey, Jeff (2007-02-28).
1960:Butts, Steve (2007-02-12).
1712:Butts, Steve (2008-02-15).
1528:International Gamers Awards
1331:Golden Age of Civilizations
1139:. Firaxis also developed a
6119:
5211:
4485:"Gamasutra's Best of 2008"
4184:"Stardock's Wardell Talks
3217:Parker, Sam (2002-12-18).
2806:Booth, Neil (2008-02-19).
2745:Parker, Sam (2003-03-24).
2721:"Space Empires IV Preview"
1541:Cywilizacja: Poprzez Wieki
1282:entered the 4X venue with
1201:Galactic Civilizations III
1152:Civilization: Beyond Earth
1146:Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
1068:Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
353:4X computer games such as
29:
5021:List of video game genres
5016:
4968:Hobby Games: The 100 Best
3904:Tito, Greg (2005-10-04).
3882:. GameSpy. Archived from
3831:. MobyGames. 2008-06-24.
3694:. GameSpy. Archived from
3452:Official TradeWars Museum
3425:. GameSpy. Archived from
3303:Cork, Jeff (2008-02-04).
3078:. GameSpy. Archived from
2840:. GameSpy. Archived from
2579:"StarCraft for PC Review"
2577:Dulin, Ron (1998-04-15).
2522:. GameSpy. Archived from
1901:Chick, Tom (2000-10-02).
1788:. GameSpy. Archived from
1753:. GameSpy. Archived from
1488:Sid Meier's Civilization,
1207:Galactic Civilizations IV
974:Following the success of
776:text-based computer games
492:combat-focused gameplay.
5313:Digital collectible card
4084:1up Staff (2003-03-26).
3965:. 2K Games. 2010-06-11.
3448:"History of VGA Planets"
2935:. pp. 67–71, 80–83.
2356:Cook, Brad (July 2006).
2195:GFW Staff (2007-02-20).
1870:"Adventures in Cynicism"
1714:"Sins of a Solar Empire"
1505:Civilization: A New Dawn
1155:(2014). As of 2021, the
996:, and the long-standing
917:, was released in 2009.
863:Sid Meier's Civilization
835:Sid Meier's Civilization
5398:Roguelike deck-building
5306:Roguelike deck-building
4809:Grand strategy wargames
3183:Stardock (2007-01-19).
1124:Civilization Revolution
867:personal computer games
865:was also influenced by
851:board game also called
532:Research and technology
3806:. 1996. Archived from
3599:"Armada 2526 Hands On"
3102:"Review – Lost Empire"
2946:Barcia, Steve (1993).
1651:Sins of a Solar Empire
1584:List of 4X video games
1478:Sins of a Solar Empire
1443:Sins of a Solar Empire
1185:Galactic Civilizations
989:Galactic Civilizations
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711:Sins of a Solar Empire
706:Galactic Civilizations
684:Sins of a Solar Empire
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592:Galactic Civilizations
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168:List of 4X video games
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5405:Tactical role-playing
4921:Star Trek: Ascendancy
4314:"Priceless Victories"
4088:. 1up. Archived from
3540:Computer Gaming World
3421:Kosak, Dave "Fargo".
1876:. pp. 110, 112.
1874:Computer Gaming World
1784:Accardo, Sal (2006).
893:Computer Gaming World
755:, the creator of the
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485:Command & Conquer
373:Computer Gaming World
352:
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6093:Strategy video games
6020:Vertically scrolling
4937:Computer Third Reich
4854:History of the World
4816:Abstract board games
4245:"Mobygames: Freeciv"
1357:Grand strategy games
1352:Grand strategy games
932:was released on the
871:city management game
605:Peaceful competition
280:, and includes both
64:Strategy video games
5650:Turn-based strategy
5555:Submarine simulator
5361:Action role-playing
5268:Interactive fiction
1468:Master of Orion III
1427:Starships Unlimited
1414:Real-time hybrid 4X
1228:early modern Europe
1214:Paradox Interactive
1080:Master of Orion III
960:Reach for the Stars
802:Reach for the Stars
793:Reach for the Stars
720:Master of Orion III
638:challenges such as
508:, and include both
448:. For example, the
292:generally involves
131:Turn-based strategy
58:Part of a series on
32:4X (disambiguation)
6051:Video game modding
5993:Nonlinear gameplay
5655:Turn-based tactics
5623:Real-time strategy
4963:Tabletop Simulator
4849:Age of Renaissance
4677:on April 25, 2012.
4644:Libraries got game
4223:Rock Paper Shotgun
3937:Rock Paper Shotgun
3542:. pp. 86–90.
2031:on 14 January 2009
1831:. pp. 92–93.
1653:. Ironclad Games.
1433:Sword of the Stars
1421:Imperium Galactica
1246:series set in the
1236:series set in the
1223:Europa Universalis
1172:released in 2023.
1169:Total War: Pharaoh
1055:Master of Orion II
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798:Andromeda Conquest
787:Andromeda Conquest
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727:Victory conditions
656:
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4868:Detailed wargames
4842:World epoch games
4763:boardgamegeek.com
4655:978-0-8389-1009-2
3315:on April 22, 2008
1934:Space Empires III
1551:alternate history
1473:Twilight Imperium
1462:4X in board games
1455:Shogun: Total War
1311:releases such as
1280:Amplitude Studios
1256:series involving
781:Cosmic Balance II
478:Modern definition
470:with a fifth X, e
467:Master of Orion 3
261:(abbreviation of
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1533:Game of the Year
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1074:Civilization III
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1137:Civilization VI
1118:Civilization VI
1106:Civilization IV
1097:
1089:Game publishers
1049:Master of Magic
1044:Master of Orion
1038:in 1996, while
1035:Civilization II
1024:Master of Orion
980:Master of Orion
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956:Master of Orion
951:Master of Orion
908:Chicago Tribune
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1362:Hearts of Iron
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