Freeciv is a multiplayer, turn-based strategy game inspired by the commercial proprietary Sid Meier’s Civilization series. Freeciv is included with most desktop Linux distributions, and continually rated as one of the best available free/open source games.

Players take the role of a tribe leader in 4000 BC and have to guide their people through the centuries. Over time, new technologies are discovered, which allow the construction of new city buildings and the deployment of new units. Players can wage war on one another or form diplomatic relationships.

The game ends when one civilization has eradicated all others, when one people has accomplished the goal of space colonization, or at a certain deadline. If more than one civilization remains at the deadline, the player with the highest score wins. Points are awarded for the size of a civilization, its wealth, and cultural and scientific advances.

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