Novelist's Work Becomes Casualty of Civilization
"It's all because I became a serial addict of the computer game 'Civilisation' [sic]" Said Banks, "I played it for three months and then realised I hadn't done any work. In the end, I had to delete all the saved files and smash the CD. It is very unprofessional of me. I had to ask for an extension for the first time, which made me feel just like I was a student again."
Having myself been severely addicted to the original Sid Meier's Civilization in the early 90s, I am fully sympathetic to Banks' plight. In fact, to this day I have never played any of the sequels to Civilization. And why not? Out of fear.
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LeapingFool
replyRegarding the "sic," isn't that spelling of civilization OK in the UK? It would still make it wrong if the game wasn't spelled that way, but I wonder, just how is the UK version of the game spelled?
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I'm sure the UK version is spelled the same way, since it's a trademark. It would be pointless to change it.
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It is indeed ...unfortunately.
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You're right. But this is interesting - the Amazon UK page for the Mac version of Civilization IV shows the box art with the "Z" spelling, while the page title spells it with an "S." The Windows version does not do this.
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