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Sid Meier

Creator of Civilization

Ideas

Civilization creator Sid Meier explains why randomness needs to be treated carefully

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Civilization creator Sid Meier explains why combat odds aren't just math

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Civilization creator Sid Meier explains why Civilization has the 'one more turn' phenomenon

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Civilization creator Sid Meier explains why easy save/load can hurt game design

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Civilization creator Sid Meier on how decision persistence affects game design

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Civilization creator Sid Meier on how the tech tree lets players create their own complexity

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Civilization creator Sid Meier on what it takes to be a successful game designer

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Civilization creator Sid Meier on how to climb out of the valley of despair

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Civilization creator Sid Meier on what creates the 'one more turn' quality

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Civilization creator Sid Meier on why to cut what isn't fun

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Civilization creator Sid Meier explains why game designers need outside interests

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Civilization creator Sid Meier explains why action sequences can conflict with story

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Civilization creator Sid Meier on why he made a pirate game

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Civilization creator Sid Meier: “For every new feature we put in we have to take something old out”

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Civilization creator Sid Meier explains why turn-based games made sense

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Intro

🎬The complete history of Civilization, as told by Sid Meier and more | Full Documentary43:46 · 22 Oct 2026

🎬How Civilization Made History Impossible to Put Down20:36 · 22 Aug 2026

▶️Sid Meier on His Legacy, Game Design, & the Appeal of Turn-Based Strategy: BIG TALK w. Adam Sessler26:26 · 2 Aug 2013

Deep

📕Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Gamesover 250 pages · 7 Sep 2021

▶️Sid Meier's Psychology of Game Design1:17:20 · 16 Oct 2016

▶️Sid Meier's Interesting Decisions1:00:43 · 27 Sep 2018

▶️Classic Game Postmortem: Sid Meier's Civilization1:02:15 · 7 Jun 2017

📄Just one more turn - Game Development tips and tricks from the creator of Civilization, Sid Meier24 min read · 14 Oct 2021

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