 Civilization III is a strategy game for PC that lets you play through the entire span of human history, making your own choices as you go. Your goal is to create a civilzation that dominates the world, which you do through a combination of diplomatic finess, cultural domination and military prowess.
The game involves alliances, negotiations, trade systems and diplomatic actions. Advanced trade systems let you manage resources, trade routes and spread of technology.
Civ III is one of the most complex games ever made, and it provides for those who master it (which takes a significant amount of playing time) huge amounts of detailed learning about many aspects of world history.
If your kids are playing this game, not to worry! Try asking: 1. What do you think this game tells us about our society and our history? Does it tell us anything about people?
2. Are mistakes always correctable by civilizations? What do we do if they're not?
3. How important is warfare in Civ III? Is warfare always the best way to solve problems in this game? What about in life?
4. With whom do you play this game? What's the group dynamic like?
5. What do you like best about this game?
6. What have you learned from this game?
This game would fit in well to a discussion about any period world history.
. Civ III rates a score of 5 out of 5, or over 90 percent, on almost every reviewer's list. | 
