User Guide

When you launch the game,the opening animation begins.You can watch it through,
or you can click the left mouse button or press any key to cut it short.
Beginning a game means choosing the circumstances in which you want to play.Your options
include specifying the number of opponents and customizing the world you’ll explore.
Your First Decision
Setting up a game means making easy decisions on a series of options screens.The first
menu is where it all begins.
New Game: Begin an entirely new game.Choosing this option means going through
the pre-game options screens, which we explain below.
Quick Start: Start a new game using the same game settings as the last New Game
played.
Tutorial: Start a new game,with a random civilization,on the easiest difficulty setting.
During the game,you’ll get helpful advice designed to ease new players into the game.
Load Game: Load and continue a previously saved game.A dialog box lists all of the
saved games available. Choose the game you wish to load.
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“If I had the power to remake the world…ahh, but that is folly.”
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