Just an image of Alpha Centauri's title page is enough to get me excited.

The Game

Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri(also lovingly referred to as SMAC) is a 4Xturn-based strategy game similar to the Civilization series. In face, Alpha Centauri is a spinoff of the Civ franchise and created by the same man whose name appears before every Civ title, Sid Meier. If you’re familiar with the 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) genre of games, then you’ll feel right at home with Alpha Centauri.

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