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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by thingsiplay@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

Edit: Fixed VPN users blocking: I don't know why, it was blocking VPN users, even though I had set it to allow VPN users before Poll creation! Just checked it again and set it back to allow. My apologies.

Look only after voting: Poll results1 day later at 2026-09-09 07:29 (German Local Time)


The Poll: Allows for up to two title selections. I set option to "Anonymize voter data" and allow VPN users.

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Do you have a favorite in the series? Which one do you want try and what do you would avoid? Is there any alternative game series you prefer over Civilization?

Sid Meier's Civilization Series: Wikipedia

  1. (1991) Civilization: MobyGames | GameFAQs | IGDB | Metacritic: - / -
  2. (1996) Civilization II: MobyGames | GameFAQs | IGDB | Metacritic: 94 / 8.6
  3. (2001) Civilization III: MobyGames | GameFAQs | IGDB |Metacritic: 90 / 8.4
  4. (2005) Civilization IV: MobyGames | GameFAQs | IGDB | Metacritic: 94 / 8.4
  5. (2010) Civilization V: MobyGames | GameFAQs | IGDB | Metacritic: 90 / 8.1
  6. (2016) Civilization VI: MobyGames | GameFAQs | IGDB | Metacritic: 88 / 7.3
  7. (2025) Civilization VII: MobyGames | GameFAQs | IGDB | Metacritic: 79 / 3.8

My story

I started with Civilization 1 on Super Nintendo. Amazing game, worked well with gamepad optimized port, but loading times were abysmal in late game. Won all matches by domination. Later played Civilization 2 on Playstation 1. Won all matches by domination too. This time loading times were even worse, to a point I stopped playing because of this. My next game in series was much later when Civilization 5 came out on PC, then later Civilization 6. Both great games. Its the first time I won by other means than domination and the loading times were not an issue anymore. Just purchased and downloaded Civilization 4, which I will try out after posting this.

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[-] yxc999@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

Please use a different site next time

[-] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

I don't know why that is. There is an option to allow VPN users. I made sure VPN user is allowed.

Do you know any site for polls, that work well?

[-] Knitwear@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I got the same VPN message, how odd that they give you an option to turn it off and then ignore your request

[-] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

@yxc999@lemmy.ml (Also tagging you here)

I checked the settings again and it was not allowing VPN users, wtf. I know for a fact that I set it to allow before submitting the Poll creation! So now, I set it back to allow, please check if it works.

[-] yxc999@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

Now it worked, thank you!

[-] yxc999@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

Good on you for enabling it! I don't have enough experience to recommend a particular one, just search for "foss survey tool" or "foss survey maker" or something, then you at least know what's going on under the hood instead of with Strawpoll blocking me even though you disabled this option.

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