Crazy Machines 3

Many readers may recall the episode of Family Guy where Peter Griffin buys the “Breakfast Machine.” Said contraption was a comically twisted version of a Rube Goldberg machine, that after its elaborate chain of events fires off a gun that hits Peter. If you can remember the episode I’m sure you can hear Peter screaming in agony “WHAT WAS THE POINT OF ALL THAT?” To most players thinking about playing Crazy Machines 3 you’ll be asking yourself the same question, and perhaps feeling a similar sense of confusion and agony, albeit hopefully not quite as painful as a gunshot wound.

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Sid Meier’s Civilization VI game review

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is a turn-based 4X video game and the sixth main title in the Civilization series. Civilization VI was developed by Firaxis Games, published by 2K Games, and distributed by Take-Two Interactive. The game was released on October 21, 2016 for Microsoft Windows and on October 24, 2016 for OS X. A port for Linux is planned sometime later. As with other games in the series, the goal for the player is to lead their fledgling civilization from an early settlement through many millennia to become a world power and achieve one of several victory conditions—such as through military power, technological superiority, or diplomatic leadership—over the other human and computer controlled opponents. Players do this by exploring the world, founding new cities, building city improvements, deploying military troops to attack and defend from others, researching new technologies and cultural civics, and engage in trade and negotiations with other world leaders. Continue reading Sid Meier’s Civilization VI game review