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Civilization III introduced many new winning options, including a "diplomatic" option involving maintaining good relations with all other civilizations throughout, as well as a "cultural" option involving building culturally strong cities with many improvements such as temples and universities.
Two expansion sets have been published for Civilization III: Play the World and Conquests. Play the World attempts to enhance multiplayer, while adding greatly to the original game. Conquests offers eight historical playable scenarios, ranging from Mesopotamia to WWII in the Pacific. Both contribute many more aspects to the game as well as adding a combined 15 new playable civilizations.
Civilization III is consistently hailed as one of the best strategy games every made by magazines, reviewers and strategy game fans. The entire Civilization series (including the first two versions) is the greatest selling strategy game series of all time.
Civilizations
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|Civilization
|Qualities
|Starting Advances
|Special Unit
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|America
|Industrious, Expansionist
|Masonry, Pottery
|F-15
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|Aztecs
|Militaristic, Religious
|Warrior Code, Ceremonial Burial
|Jaguar Warrior
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|Babylon
|Religious, Scientific
|Ceremonial Burial, Bronze Working
|Bowman
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|Britain
|Expansionist, Commercial
|Warrior Code, Alphabet
|Man-o-War
|-
|China
|Industrious, Scientific
|Masonry, Bronze Working
|Rider
|-
|Egypt
|Industrious, Religious
|Masonry, Ceremonial Burial
|War Chariot
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|France
|Industrious, Commercial
|Masonry, Alphabet
|Musketeer
|-
|Germany
|Militaristic, Scientific
|Warrior Code, Bronze Working
|Panzer
|-
|Greece
|Scientific, Commercial
|Bronze Working, Alphabet
|Hoplite
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|India
|Religious, Commercial
|Ceremonial Burial, Alphabet
|War Elephant
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|Iroquois
|Expansionist, Religious
|Pottery, Ceremonial Burial
|Mounted Warrior
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|Japan
|Militaristic, Religious
|Warrior Code, Ceremonial Burial
|Samurai
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|Persia
|Militaristic, Commercial
|Warrior Code, Alphabet
|Immortals
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|Rome
|Industrious, Militaristic
|Masonry, Warrior Code
|Legionary
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|Russia
|Expansionist, Scientific
|Pottery, Bronze Working
|Cossack
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|Zulus
|Militaristic, Expansionist
|Pottery, Warrior Code
|Impi
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