Civilization III: Play the World

Civilization III: Play the World
Developer(s)	Firaxis
Engine	Custom
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release date(s)	2002
Genre(s)	Turn-based strategy
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: E
Media/distribution	CD-ROM

Civilization III: Play the World, released in 2002, is the first expansion pack for the award winning game Civilization III. Play the World added more civilizations, a new multiplayer feature, new Wonders of the World, new units and new game modes, including: elimination, regicide, and capture the flag.

Play the World (PTW) was generally poorly received. The main feature, multiplayer, was extremely buggy and slow. Most issues were worked out in the second expansion Conquests which led many to regard Conquests as the expansion that Play the World was supposed to have been. However, the new civilizations were generally well received.

One of the major features of Play the World was a turnless game mode, a new concept never used in the previous versions of the Civilization series. The game mode allowed a sort of mixture between turn based and real time gameplay. Although the concept was good on paper, it never actually worked very well and many online players experienced Out of sync issues along with others. Little support from Firaxis and the sundry other issues resulted in the gamemode not returning in Civ IV.

Play the World can also be found on Civilization III: Gold which includes the original Civilization III and Play the World. Civilization III: Play the World is also found on the Civilization III: Conquests expansion.

New civilizations in Play the World

Civilization	Qualities	Starting Advances	Special Unit	Leader	Capital
Arabia	Religious, Expansionist	Ceremonial burial, Pottery	Ansar Warrior	Abu Bakr	Mecca
Carthage	Commercial, Industrious	Alphabet, Masonry	Numidian Mercenary	Hannibal Barca	Carthage
Celts	Religious, Militaristic	Ceremonial burial, Warrior code	Gallic Swordsman	Brennus	Entremont
Korea	Commercial, Scientific	Alphabet, Bronze working	Hwacha	Wang Kon	Seoul
Mongolia	Militaristic, Expansionist	Warrior code, Masonry	Keshik	Temujin	Karakorum
Ottoman Empire	Industrious, Scientific	Masonry, Bronze working	Sipahi	Osman I	Istanbul
Spain	Religious, Commercial	Ceremonial burial, Alphabet	Conquistador	Isabella I	Madrid
Scandinavia	Militaristic, Expansionist	Warrior code, Pottery	Viking Berserk	Ragnar Lodbrok	Trondheim

External links

• Official Play the World website
• Civilization III: Play the World at MobyGames