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Offline Rymdolov

Iain M. Banks' Excession was inspired by Civilisation
« on: March 07, 2015, 12:43:12 pm »
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2015/03/on-iain-m-banks-and-the-video-game-that-inspired-excession-sid-meier-civilization

I haven't actually read the article yet, but it seems interesting for both Civ fans and Banks fans.  :)
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Offline Geo

Re: Iain M. Banks' Excession was inspired by Civilisation
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2015, 03:26:27 pm »
The article mostly ponders on the what if meme, with links to Excession and CivI as background. At least, that's my take on it. :P
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