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Classic Game Postmortem: Sid Meier's Civilization
GDC Festival of Gaming
A 2017 GDC postmortem in which Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley tell how Civilization came together from board game design and sim game experience. They cover its development history and design decisions, including fairness and luck.
HN recommends it as a great account of how Civilization was made and as a source on perceived fairness in game design.
5 Hacker News mentions · 2017–2021