Time Machine
Civilization.
The turn-based strategy game often nicknamed a "time machine," where you grow your civilization from ancient times, surpass other civilizations, and become the greatest power in the world.
Victory can come in many forms—domination, science, culture, religion—and the player can flexibly adapt their strategy according to personal preference and the ever-changing situation.
Even just hearing the description makes it sound fun, doesn't it?
And it really is fun—so much so that the series has continued for years and still remains hugely popular.
Of course…
bruh wtf
are you seriously playing that?
stop trolling
I like it tho lol
all-nighter let's go
As with most turn-based strategy sims, it can look a little boring to viewers.
Time passes differently for the one playing and the ones watching.
"Honestly, I went too hard last stream, right? Today I wanted to take it slow with a game like this."
still doesn't mean you can just flop over
are you not playing anything else today?
can't believe this is real
I'm down
lol Civilization
As expected, opinions were a bit divided.
Those who've actually played Civ might find it fun to watch… though whether the fun will last is another matter.
"So then, what difficulty should I play on?"
Starting the game meant adjusting all sorts of settings—from difficulty to resources to special events.
deity gogogo
please just switch to LoL instead
you're ditching us for ant-farming??
Miro's pure individualist smh
"'Individualist'? That meme is ancient. Fine, I'll go Immortal."
Immortal was one step below the highest Deity level—a pretty brutal difficulty. Without intellect and experience like mine, most wouldn't even dare imagine it.
As I tweaked the settings, I noticed things I hadn't seen in past entries.
"Secret Societies? Heroes? What's this?"
Had these always been here? Definitely not in the earlier games I played.
vampire in Societies is broken OP
heroes are good but kinda unbalanced
Societies are fun tho
As expected from a famous game, self-proclaimed Civ experts immediately swarmed the chat, eager to explain.
"Vampires? They actually have that?"
new system, it's fun
gets stronger the more units it eats
it's slow, but really satisfying to grow
"It just keeps getting stronger? No limit?"
yeah, infinite scaling
no cap
What the—really?
Civilization is supposed to be a tech game.
The whole point is steadily advancing technology to build your own powerful army.
"What kind of unholy gimmick is that? True power should come from science."
???
bro it's just a game; chill
just do it, raise a vampire army lmao
"No thanks."
I wasn't touching that.
A true battlefield blooms from iron and spear, gunpowder and rifles.
A world where vampires suddenly pop up? Unacceptable.
I set my rules firmly against such heresy and finished the setup.
what leader?
go Sejong!!
Korea's boring tho
no Korea? what then?
In Civilization, you play as a nation's leader. Each nation and leader comes with unique traits and abilities based on their history.
"I usually go Korea, but I've done that plenty in past games. This time, I'll pick another civ."
oh you've played earlier ones too?
classics, for sure
not Korea? then what?
"What else? War-focused, of course."
In Civ, it's gotta be war.
Sure, other victory types had their charm, but for me, combat was the most fun.
Gran Colombia is good
Russia's busted
Germany?
go Japan
As expected, chat immediately nailed the war-focused picks.
"If it's war, then this one's the way to go."
I selected my leader:
[Germany – Frederick Barbarossa]
lmao perfect
Germany's science >>> world's best
uh oh, controversial pick
yikes… Germany?
"Excuse me—this is the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa. Nothing controversial about that."
I made sure to set the tone right from the start.
With internet streams, there are always people ready to overreact.
All I wanted was Germany's production power, U-boats, and raw strength.
With that clarified, the game began.
"Nice starting land, huh?"
yeah solid af lol
no idea what's happening
it's not too late to quit…
want to call a draw?
"Come on, this is actually pretty fun to watch."
Using the starting settler unit, I built my first city.
Aachen.
A city that had served as the capital of the Holy Roman Empire since Charlemagne's time, now reborn on this land thousands of years early.
"Okay, you start with a warrior, so you scout around and then build a scout unit."
In Civ, barbarian tribes roam the map. By midgame they're pushovers, but in the early game, they can be a real menace.
That's why I never send my warrior too far—someone always needs to guard the city.
"Sometimes you find ruins while exploring."
Sure enough, one of my warriors stumbled upon an ancient ruin. Though ancient already, these ruins predated the current age and offered bonuses to whoever discovered them.
"See? Got an extra population. Good start."
what are you even saying lol
I don't get a single thing
just shut up and play
what do you build after the scout?
gotta start with a monument
settler rush gogogo
Hah, chat was chaos.
Still, that's only in the beginning. Give it time, and the casuals will drift off, leaving behind the ones who either enjoy Civ itself or just stubbornly stick around.
"Settler, of course. The surrounding land looks great."
Give it a few days and things would stabilize.
And so the game went on.
Civilization… turned out to be right up my alley.
What normally would've been a 2-hour stream stretched to 5… 6… 7… until the sun was rising, and I was still going strong.
Even the die-hard viewers began crying out in exhaustion.
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When does this end? Please… I just want to sleep…
"How long am I going to keep playing? Just a bit more… I need to finish this war first."
it's fun, stop whining
please, I beg you, end it…
I seriously have no idea what's happening
am I the only one enjoying this?
look at chat slowing down lol half the viewers are asleep
ngl this is a sleeping pill
I'm dozing off here
"You can go ahead and fall asleep listening, I don't mind."
Really, they could. If I were watching someone else play Civ for hours, I'd probably nod off too.
Miro's spoon radio vibes omg
stream's long, it's great—just keep going
oh no, build order's scuffed
why only knights? make some pikemen, c'mon
"Why build pikemen? You don't get it. War is about speed. Speed! Haven't you read The Art of War?"
For the record, I hadn't read it either.
Still, speed was a fact.
bro you've been at war for like a hundred years in game time
Germany and Japan crumbling together lol
wait this is hilarious
why's Japan so strong tho? they're tanking hard
samurai are busted as hell lmao
"Reinforcements are almost here."
Sure, Japan's samurai were a bit of a headache, but so what?
They still couldn't hold back the flood of my German knights, forged from superior production.
"Tremble, island sword-wielders. Behold the knightly order that once ruled the European continent."
omg lololol
pure hype
why is this actually fun
let's gooo
Just as I was about to send my knights charging in all at once—
Bang!
The door flew open, and I felt someone's presence behind me in the soundproof booth.
"…Huh?"
There shouldn't be anyone home.
A thief? A burglar?
My mind flashed back to a conversation I'd had with chat earlier—about how dangerous things were out there lately….
I grabbed a cup from my desk for self-defense and started to turn, but whoever was behind me moved first.
Smack!
"Argh!"
"You little brat! The sun's up already!"
"M-mom?"
Why was my mom here—oh right, she said she'd be coming today.
"Always holed up in this room!"
"W-wait a second!"
"'Wait a second' my foot! Is this why I came back? You're an adult now but you haven't changed a bit!"
Getting hit was one thing—but something far more urgent struck me.
The mic. I needed to turn off the mic!
Before this turned into a real broadcast disaster, I lunged toward the desk where the mic should've been—
Clatter!
In my haste, I knocked it down with my arm, sending it tumbling under the desk.
"Ah!"
"'Ah'? Don't you 'ah' me!"
No, no, this couldn't happen. At this rate, it'd be a full-blown stream incident.
"Mom, please, timeout! Remember the hotel vacation I sent you on!"
At that, she hesitated.
Seemed those memories were still sweet.
Using that moment, I dove under the desk to retrieve the fallen mic.
"Why are you crawling under the desk?!"
"Just a second, seriously!"
Where, where was it? The darkness made it hard to see, but thankfully the mic was big enough to find quickly.
Got it!
I snatched it up, killed the sound, and crawled back out.
And when I came out, there was my mom's exasperated face on one side—and on the other…
lolololololololol
omg lmaoooo
MOM LMAO
Ha…
Unbelievable.
Of all times for her to show up, it had to be now.
My face was burning red.
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