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Holiday Shopping Guide 2010: Games, Books, and MoreStuff We Like | Published: November 22, 2010 at 5:02 pm
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[...] Now is the perfect time to buy some must-read books for the upcoming holidays. Whether you are shopping for yourself or a loved one, this list provided by Jerry Morelock of Armchair General magazine should provide a nice sample of highly recommended books for readers of military history [list taken from p. 78, Jan 2011 issue of Armchair General]. You can see an additional guide for games, movies, and stocking stuffers here. [...]
Civilization V is a thoroughly buggy game, and thoroughly lacking in any sort of viable mechanics. It’s as if the developers forgot the basic foundations of their series, since every mechanic, when traced back to the heart of the game, is ultimately unstable and poorly thought out.
Even the one unit per tile mechanic is, while not obviously at first, a fundamentally broken and poorly implemented idea.
If you still want a superb empire-building game, you’re better off getting Civilization IV, which possesses decent graphics and perfect, varied, balanced mechanics. Plus it has the best theme song for a game, ever.
I’d pass on Civ V. Starcraft II, however, is a triple platinum title, and worth every dime.
You missed a very good book- Caroline Princess Of Wales & Other Forgotten People of History by Strategic Publishing,USA.
Similar to Skulldugery.
[...] current January 2011 issue of Armchair General magazine (on sale now) contains our annual Holiday Book and DVD Shopping Guide, and we’ve also posted it here at armchairgeneral.com [insert link here, please]. But there [...]