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We have some exciting news to share with you about Civilization for Facebook! As you can see from the new look of this page, the official title for our game is Civilization World (Civ World). Why a name change you say? The name better reflects the main theme of the game; in Civ World you will be joining your friends to form nations, which will compete with other player-nations to rule the world. Civ World’s shaping up to be a really fun Facebook game, as well as another addictive Civilization experience.
 
We’re also happy to announce that we intend to launch the Closed Alpha test version of the game on January 12th, and you can sign up to become part of our development testing team starting today!  Would you like a chance to join the test? Then we’ll need you to form a team with your friends, and sign up for the alpha test as a team. Why a team? Because to win in Civ World, you’ll need to collaborate with your friends in order to do well in the game and become ruler of the world, so in our early Alpha testing, we’re grouping people together to simulate how the game will work when it’s available to the world at large. In the final game, you’ll be able to sign up individually (although we’ll love it if you invite your friends), but to participate in Closed Alpha, you’ll have to enter as a team. It’s up to you how you organize your testing team. Your team can be anywhere from 5-50 people. 
 
What we’ll need from each team will be a team name and a team captain. Each team member will need to register on our sign-up page  www.2kgames.com/civworld/alpha and enter their team name and captain’s name, along with some other information. Teams will receive their acceptance confirmations beginning January 10th. Teams are how we ensure you get to play in the same game as friends. However, Civ World is a game of shifting alliances and powers, with civilizations and factions rising and falling all the time. You may not always be playing on the same side as your teammates -- in fact, you're just as likely to be their opponents! We’ll ramp up the size of the Alpha test squad as we progress in development, so hang in there if your team is not part of the first round. We’re looking forward to bringing you into the game, so go out there and get your testing team together!

I'll join, but I'm not putting the team together.

Already working on stealing your identity. Make sure to send Sinij an invite. :awesome_for_real:

I'm actually a Nigerian prince and I have a large sum of money I would like wire you.

So what bullshit monetization scheme that ruins the game does this one feature?

http://pc.ign.com/articles/118/1180685p1.html

Every person in CivWorld is essentially a city-state. Once in a game (which can have up to 200 players), you then band together with others to start a civilization. Together you decide the direction you want to take your group. Like other Civilization games, CivWorld takes place in historic eras of time, such as the Medieval, Industrial, etc. Every era has a set of victory conditions, giving players various ways to win said period. It's up to you and your fledgling confederacy to decide whether you're going to try and win by making money, building an army to fight wars, or to advance your civilization through science and culture.

The challenge, and fun, comes from how much you enjoy coordinating. Even if you're not always playing together, you and your civ partners have to stay in constant contact. As the civilization progresses, players who push forth certain assets like culture or production will be automatically appointed positions such as Cultural or Interior Minister, with the most successful player being made King. These positions do not grant anyone totalitarian control, but they do give additional responsibilities. Positions of authority give you more votes on civilization wide decisions – like going to war – and are highly coveted. Specific positions like Cultural Minister also give benefits that allow you to do things like dedicate more resources towards producing world wonders (an essential component for cultural victories). Positions are earned, not appointed, and so serve as another goal to work towards if you want additional power.

I care. I just want to see what it's like first without playing it. The Empires and Allies thing left me cold and mad.

Yea I joined one kind of at random (japanese because I'm a huge weeaboo), but haven't seen many benefits from it so far.

Yea I joined one kind of at random (japanese because I'm a huge weeaboo), but haven't seen many benefits from it so far.

I've been trying for two days to successfully leave and join a different civilization and failing.  Game is seriously flaky and janky in some ways still.

A friend of mine created a Greek civ, then lost it overnight to a bunch of friends who got together while he was asleep. I don't know if I like that.

Civ-Ville is not quite the title I would have chosen for this thread.