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Posted February 09, 2017
SimCity 2000, Banished, Pharaoh + Cleopatra, Tropico series, Lethis - Path of Progress, and more up to 80% off!


We love city builders - who doesn't? And since we just welcomed three big ones in our midst, we decided it was time for a proper celebration: a <span class="bold">Grand City-Builders Sale</span> with over 15 proud representatives of this beloved genre going for up to 80% off!

There's just something highly emotional about getting entrusted a tiny hovel, building a city around it, watching it prosper and eventually having it run into all sorts of problems. Then rage-quitting for bed and staying awake for a couple of hours thinking what you should do differently the next day.

The principles remain largely the same: build, maintain, and expand your city with clever planning, profitable trading, and sometimes even armed conflict. But the historical, technological, or even social context varies, making the different settings all the more intriguing and challenging.

So pick your building playground from the <span class="bold">Grand City-Builders Sale</span> for up to 80% off and raise yourself a metropolis that will outlast all catastrophes. It's full of acclaimed pieces of gaming real-estate like: Children of the Nile, Afterlife, Zeus + Poseidon, Space Colony HD, and many more!

The City-Builders Sale will last until February 13, 2PM GMT.
Posted February 10, 2017
Well hot potato.


And look at me, just added SC3K to my wishlist less than a fortnight ago. Now 4 needs to go on sale so I won't have to dig up one the many disc copies I own next time I want to play.

Discs?! How did we ever live like that?
Posted February 10, 2017
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IXOXI: Tropico Reloaded almost for a kiss! Choice number one for me.
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amrit9037: Are kisses that cheap?
This is what we say in the Czech Republic.

If something is cheap, than we say "it is only for a kiss".

Tropico Reloaded for 1,19 Euro is in this case only for a kiss.
Posted February 10, 2017
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amrit9037: Are kisses that cheap?
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IXOXI: This is what we say in the Czech Republic.

If something is cheap, than we say "it is only for a kiss".

Tropico Reloaded for 1,19 Euro is in this case only for a kiss.
Czech Republic sounds like fun place.
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Posted February 10, 2017
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amrit9037: Are kisses that cheap?
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IXOXI: This is what we say in the Czech Republic.

If something is cheap, than we say "it is only for a kiss".
That's interesting. In English, the equivalent phrase is "for a song." :)

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amrit9037: Are kisses that cheap?
Depends on what part of the body is being kissed, I imagine. ;D
Post edited February 10, 2017 by HunchBluntley
Posted February 10, 2017
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HunchBluntley:
If I comment about it anymor then I may sound thirty or desperate.
Posted February 10, 2017
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gamefood: They are fun! :) I recommend you Tropico Reloaded, especially for tiny 1,19€ you can't do anything wrong. (...)
I also would recommend the first Sim City (not available here) because it's very simple and a good basic for all other (and more detailed) city builder games. Ask if you have detailed questions. :)
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ciemnogrodzianin: [...] I'll try it (in spite of socialism included).
Not just socialism -- it "simulates" a socialist dictatorship. You can be a benevolent dictator, enacting programs for the public good and voluntarily holding periodic elections, or you can be a despotic bastard, ruthlessly suppressing any and all dissent and siphoning tons of money into your personal bank account. It can be pretty fun, though those first two games are a little dated -- 2D graphics masquerading as 3D, for instance -- and somewhat difficult, and the pirate-themed second game is much more down to personal taste (I wasn't interested enough to make it past the tutorial).

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ciemnogrodzianin: Thanks also for your advice regarding SimCity. I always wanted to try that series, but always afraid of complexity. It's not even a matter of number of parameters, statistics, charts etc. They are fine as long, as the game is turn-based. Complexity becomes an issue only in real-time gameplay :)
Yeah, the various versions of the original SimCity are simple enough for almost anyone...though that doesn't necessarily mean they're easy. =)
And, just so you're clear, most city builders (including the ones we're discussing) ARE real-time, though most also allow the player to change the speed at which time progresses, as well as to pause (and, usually, to build/zone things while paused).

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HunchBluntley:
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amrit9037: If I comment about it anymor then I may sound thirty or desperate.
Better to sound thirty than thirteen. =D
Post edited February 10, 2017 by HunchBluntley
Posted February 10, 2017
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amrit9037: If I comment about it anymor then I may sound thirty or desperate.
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HunchBluntley: Better to sound thirty than thirteen. =D
And even better than to sound thirsty, which, I think, was what was meant. :P
Posted February 10, 2017
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HunchBluntley: Better to sound thirty than thirteen. =D
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Tyrrhia: And even better than to sound thirsty, which, I think, was what was meant. :P
I figured maybe he meant to type "dirty", but that could be it, too.
Posted February 11, 2017
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ciemnogrodzianin: Thank you! I was walking around the game for a long time - and what you've said + current price makes the decision much easier ;) I'll try it (in spite of socialism included).

Thanks also for your advice regarding SimCity. I always wanted to try that series, but always afraid of complexity. It's not even a matter of number of parameters, statistics, charts etc. They are fine as long, as the game is turn-based. Complexity becomes an issue only in real-time gameplay :)
You're welcome. :)
Regarding "real-time gameplay": Recently I tried SC 2000 for the first time for PC and before I found out how to build an energy plant there were 2 or 3 years gone ^^
Now I pause the time right from the start to not waste any in-game time. And very often later in the game.^^ (The slowest tempo in SC 2000 is not slow enough to me)

Oh and Tropico has diverse speed settings (6 to be exact), not only pause, normal and "on speed", so for every player type there is the right tempo adjustable to not losing the track. Perfect to chill-out and decelerate the daily routine. Or exactly the opposite. ;)

Edit: By the way does somebody know how to uncheck / turn off the annoying newspaper in SC 2000? Every try delivers only a new one! *grrrr*
Post edited February 11, 2017 by gamefood
Posted February 13, 2017
Missed this sale . :(
Posted February 13, 2017
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Painted_Doll: Missed this sale . :(
How?It`s still going on!!!
Posted February 13, 2017
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Maxvorstadt: How?It`s still going on!!!
It's ended .
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